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. 2006 Sep 11;10(5):R127. doi: 10.1186/cc5039

Table 3.

Basic characteristics of the study group at 5 years of age

Total group (n = 98)
Males/females 60/38
Age (months) 62 (3.0)
Weight SD score -0.5 (1.5)*
Height SD score -0.4 (1.2)**
Weight for height SD score -0.4 (1.4)***
Socioeconomic status (%)
 High 26 (27)
 Normal 49 (50)
 Low 19 (19)
 Unknown 4 (4)
Ethnic group (%)
 White 85 (87)
 African 3 (3)
 Asian 1 (1)
 Turkish or Moroccan 9 (9)

Data presented as n (%) of patients or mean (standard deviation (SD)). The mean weight, height and weight for height (SD scores) for the entire population were all significantly below zero: * P = 0.001, ** P = 0.002, *** P = 0.008. Children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia had significantly lower height and weight than children with meconium aspiration syndrome (P < 0.001).