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. 2009 Jul-Aug;29(4):258–269. doi: 10.4103/0256-4947.55309

Table 1.

Anthropometric measurements and indices for Bahraini girls.

Age n % Height (cm) Weight (kg) Body mass index (kg/m2) Subscapular skin fold thickness (mm) Triceps skin fold thickness (mm) Midarm circumference (cm) Arm muscle area (cm)
6 50 4 118.7 (6.4) 21.1 (5.1) 14.8 (2.4) 7.1 (4) 10.5 (4.7) 13.6 (4.8) 10.6 (7.7)
7 87 7 120 (5.7) 21.6 (5.8) 14.9 (3.6) 7.2 (3.3) 10.9 (4.7) 14.4 (5.6) 12.1 (8.9)
8 90 7.3 125.4 (5.7) 24.8 (7.7) 15.5 (4.1) 8.2 (4.5) 13 (7.8) 13.6 (4.9) 9.8 (8.3)
9 119 9.6 130.3 (7.2) 28.1 (8.1) 16.4 (3.8) 9.1 (5.4) 13.7 (7.3) 15.9 (6.3) 13.9 (10.8)
10 116 9.3 136.4 (7.9) 33.9 (10.7) 17.9 (4) 10.7 (6.5) 15.4 (8.3) 16.7 (8.7) 16.8 (27.3)
11 123 9.9 141.8 (7.5) 38.3 (11.5) 18.8 (4.6) 12.3 (7.3) 16.5 (8.9) 18 (7.2) 17.2 (13.3)
12 104 8.4 147.6 (7.3) 43.7 (12) 19.9 (4.8) 12.7 (7.4) 17.8 (8.8) 18.7 (7.7) 18.1 (14.1)
13 83 6.7 152.8 (6.8) 50.9 (12.9) 21.6 (4.5) 15.3 (8.1) 22.1 (9.8) 22.8 (7.4) 23.9 (13.6)
14 97 7.8 156.1 (6.4) 54.3 (14.3) 22.2 (5.3) 16.1 (9.4) 23.4 (10) 22.2 (8.4) 22.6 (15.6)
15 71 5.7 155.5 (5.2) 54.3 (13.2) 22.4 (5) 17.2 (10.4) 23.7 (12) 24.7 (5.5) 25.4 (12)
16 108 8.7 156.6 (5.9) 56.7 (13.2) 23.1 (5.1) 19.4 (9.6) 26.7 (10.4) 25.1 (5.5) 23.9 (12.5)
17 97 7.8 156.3 (6.6) 57.6 (16.8) 23.3 (5.4) 20 (10.4) 28.9 (13) 27.3 (6.4) 28 (13.4)
18 90 7.3 156.6 (6.1) 57.2 (12.6) 23.3 (4.7) 20.2 (10.1) 29.2 (12.6) 26.9 (5.2) 26.1 (11.5)
Total 1235 100 143.2 (14.9) 42 (17.6) 19.6 (5.5) 13.6 (9.0) 19.5 (11.3) 20 (8.2) 19.2 (15.4)

Values are mean (standard deviation).