Table 1.

Characteristics of boys and girls 7 to 24 years of age

Age (years)	Males				Females
	N (1)	Height (cm)	Body mass (kg)	N (1)		Height (cm)	Body mass (kg)
7–8	26	125.3 ± 5.8	24.4 ± 6.9	26		124.6 ± 4.0	24.3 ± 5.7
9–10	25	135.8 ± 6.5	30.6 ± 7.5	24		135.6 ± 4.7	30.3 ± 6.5
11–12	22	146.7 ± 6.9	33.5 ± 8.3	23		145.9 ± 4.9	39.1 ± 7.2
13–14	24	160.5 ± 7.5	48.3 ± 7.9	23		157.9 ± 5.1	47.1 ± 6.9
15–16	26	172.0 ± 7.5	59.0 ± 8.8	26		161.4 ± 6.1	53.4 ± 7.8
17–18	26	175.6 ± 7.8	66.2 ± 9.0	25		163.4 ± 5.8	56.5 ± 7.7
19–20	27	177.0 ± 7.7	70.3 ± 9.1	25		164.5 ± 5.5	58.4 ± 7.8
21–22	26	178.5 ± 8.2	75.6 ± 8.9	25		166.9 ± 5.7	57.3 ± 8.0
23–24	20	178.8 ± 7.9	78.0 ± 10.0	21		166.5 ± 6.3	58.8 ± 9.1