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Table 5 Distribution of DEFFs by location and year

From: Parameters associated with design effect of child anthropometry indicators in small-scale field surveys

   Wasting Underweight Stunting
   Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR)
Location West Africa 1.28 (1.07–1.63) 1.51 (1.21–1.88) 1.57 (1.35–2.00)
  East Africa 1.38 (1.22–1.67) 1.63 (1.36–2.01) 1.62 (1.37–2.11)
  Central/Southern Africa 1.29 (1.07–1.49) 1.56 (1.38–1.85) 1.57 (1.28–2.12)
  Democratic Republic of Congo 1.36 (1.15–1.72) 1.77 (1.44–2.20) 1.78 (1.48–2.34)
  Sudan 1.46 (1.13–1.84) 1.60 (1.33–2.08) 1.87 (1.44–2.50)
  Middle East 1.71 (1.34–2.03) 1.99 (1.52–2.71) 2.31 (1.79–2.81)
  South Asia 1.17 (1.00–1.59) 1.44 (1.16–1.85) 1.61 (1.21–1.98)
  Americas 1.09 (1.00–1.58) 1.80 (1.28–2.17) 1.78 (1.50–2.47)
Survey year 2006 1.43 (1.10–2.05) 1.83 (1.40–2.29) 2.01 (1.48–2.77)
  2007 1.41 (1.25–1.75) 1.52 (1.29–1.97) 1.61 (1.38–2.20)
  2008 1.43 (1.17–1.71) 1.77 (1.44–2.25) 1.86 (1.51–2.42)
  2009 1.31 (1.06–1.55) 1.64 (1.28–2.00) 1.65 (1.36–2.07)
  2010 1.31 (1.11–1.58) 1.73 (1.36–1.99) 1.71 (1.29–2.09)
  2011 1.21 (1.00–1.47) 1.53 (1.32–1.87) 1.57 (1.23–1.93)
  2012 1.35 (1.17–1.70) 1.71 (1.41–2.20) 1.76 (1.43–2.81)
  2013 1.09 (1.00–1.15) 1.53 (1.14–1.82) 1.56 (1.15–1.91)
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