TABLE 2.
SUMMARY OF DATA INCLUDED IN ANALYSIS
| Age (yr)
|
Height (cm)
|
Height-for-Age z Score*
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Male % (n) | Female % (n) | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | |
| Total | 3,598 | 45 (1,621) | 55 (1,977) | 16† | 4.0 to 80 | 156.7 (17.6) | 107.4 to 206.5 | 0.33 (1.0) | −4.1 to 4.1 |
| NHANES (2) | |||||||||
| Adult | 1,552 | 35.2 (546) | 64.8 (1,006) | 45.0 (19.1) | 17 to 80 | 167.4 (9.8) | 144.7 to 206.5 | NA | NA |
| Pediatric | 721 | 48.6 (350) | 51.5 (371) | 11.9 (2.5) | 8.0 to 16.9 | 150.2 (15.1) | 117.0 to 191.9 | 0.52 (1.1) | −4.1 to 4.1 |
| Rosenthal (7) | 761 | 59.0 (453) | 41.0 (315) | 11.7 (3.7) | 4.4 to 18.8 | 148.0 (20.0) | 107.4 to 191.6 | 0.18 (0.9) | −3.1 to 3.8 |
| Lebecque (12) | 316 | 52.5 (166) | 47.5 (150) | 12.0 (3.5) | 5.0 to 18.9 | 149.0 (18.1) | 112.0 to 186.0 | 0.21 (0.9) | −2.8 to 3.1 |
| Corey (13) | 248 | 44.4 (110) | 55.7 (138) | 11.1 (3.5) | 4.0 to 18.0 | 144.7 (17.8) | 109.0 to 183.0 | 0.26 (1.1) | −2.4 to 3.2 |
Definition of abbreviations: NA = not applicable; NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
*
z scores calculated using the British 1990 growth reference charts (16).
†
Median age: Age was not normally distributed, therefore median is presented instead of mean.