Socioeconomic inequalities in school-aged children's anthropometrics in post-war Syria: a cross-sectional study
Authors/Creators
- 1. Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University
- 2. Faculty of Medicine, Al-Furat University
- 3. Children's University Hospital, Damascus University
Description
Data from a cross-sectional study of 1,052 school-aged children (6–12 years) in Damascus, Syria (January 2026), examining how socioeconomic status (using school type as a proxy) relates to height, weight, BMI, and MUAC.
Files:
Database.csv — de-identified participant data
analysis.R — R script for Z-score calculation and statistical analysis
Anthropometric_Analysis_Results.xlsx — full statistical output
README.md — data dictionary and reproduction instructions
Notes (English)
Version 2.0: Added age-stratified comparison analysis (Welch's t-test with FDR correction) not included in the original submission.
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Software
- Programming language
- R