Table 6.
Comparison of anthropometric characteristics of healthy children with children diagnosed with growth disorder (of age 9–15 years from the Indian dataset).
| Parameter | Healthy (n = 597) |
With diagnosed growth disorder (n = 278) |
|---|---|---|
| Mean ± Std. deviation | Mean ± Std. deviation | |
| Age in years | 11.5 ± 1.4 | 11.6 ± 1.5 |
| Height in cm | 141.5 ± 9.5 | 132.0 ± 19.1 |
| Weight in kg | 33.7 ± 8.3 | 33.4 ± 16.7 |
| Body Mass Index Kg/m2 | 16.6 ± 3.1 | 17.8 ± 4.8 |
| Indian Height-for-Age Z score | −0.5 ± 0.9 | −1.8 ± 2.0 |
| Indian BMI-for-Age Z score | −0.5 ± 2.1 | −0.3 ± 1.5 |
| WHO Height-for-Age Z score | −0.9 ± 1.0 | −2.4 ± 2.2 |
| WHO BMI-for-Age Z score | −0.7 ± 1.4 | −0.6 ± 1.9 |
| Pakistani Height-for-Age Z score | −0.2 ± 0.8 | −1.5 ± 2.0 |
| Pakistani BMI-for-Age Z score | −0.3 ± 3.5 | −0.1 ± 1.5 |
| Indonesian Height-for-Age Z score | 0.1 ± 1.0 | −1.4 ± 2.3 |
| Indonesian BMI-for-Age Z score | −0.9 ± 5.1 | −0.6 ± 1.7 |
Footnote- Std, standard; BMI, body mass index; WHO, World Health Organisation.