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- Anthropometric indicators assessment revealed a prevalence of stunting about 27% and 16% of underweight among both sexes.
- The dietary intake of the adolescents was less then the recommended range for energy, zinc and iron for both sexes.
- The laboratory assessment of blood haemoglobin and serum zinc level revealed a very high prevalence of anaemia more than 90% and about 26% of hypozincaemia in both sexes.
- A strongly significant relation between serum zinc level and both height percentile and Z-score for height was found.
- Energy intake was the strongest predictor for height/age Z score and serum zinc was a significant predictor for HAZ.
- Blood haemoglobin level was the strongest predictor of serum zinc level and it explained about 38% of its� variance.