Table 3.
Distribution of percentiles of height among Bahraini girls and boys aged 6-18 years (2000-2001) compared to Who growth reference for 2007.14
| Age (y) | Height Percentiles (cm) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls | Boys | |||||||||
| Total | n | 5 | 50 | 95 | Total | n | 5 | 50 | 95 | |
| 6 | 51 | 50 | 110.6 (106.7) | 118 (115.1) | 132.5 (123.5) | 36 | 31 | 111.9 (107.8) | 118 (116) | 130.6 (124.1) |
| 7 | 89 | 87 | 110.6 (111.8) | 119.5 (120.8) | 130.9 (129.8) | 100 | 89 | 113.8 (113) | 121.5 (121.7) | 133 (130.4) |
| 8 | 96 | 90 | 114.6 (117) | 126 (126.6) | 133.2 (136.1) | 116 | 113 | 115.9 (118) | 126 (127.3) | 135 (136.6) |
| 9 | 126 | 119 | 119 (122.4) | 130 (132.5) | 145 (142.5) | 100 | 98 | 120.5 (122.7) | 130.5 (132.6) | 142 (142.5) |
| 10 | 120 | 116 | 125 (128.1) | 135 (138.6) | 151.1 (149.2) | 106 | 101 | 120.2 (127.3) | 134.5 (137.8) | 145.9 (148.3) |
| 11 | 131 | 123 | 130 (134.1) | 141 (145) | 153.5 (155.9) | 114 | 110 | 130 (132) | 139.5 (143.1) | 151.7 (154.2) |
| 12 | 111 | 104 | 134.6 (140) | 148.3 (151.2) | 159 (162.5) | 90 | 90 | 132.3 (137.4) | 146.3 (149.1) | 166.5 (160.7) |
| 13 | 93 | 83 | 139.7 (145) | 153 (156.4) | 162.9 (167.8) | 108 | 106 | 136 (143.8) | 151.3 (156) | 165.3 (168.3) |
| 14 | 105 | 97 | 145.9 (148.4) | 157 (159.8) | 168 (171.2) | 113 | 98 | 144.5 (150.5) | 162 (163.2) | 174 (175.8) |
| 15 | 84 | 71 | 147.5 (150.4) | 155 (161.7) | 163.6 (173) | 93 | 85 | 146.6 (156.1) | 154 (169) | 178.4 (181.8) |
| 16 | 112 | 108 | 147 (151.4) | 156.5 (162.5) | 168 (173.7) | 94 | 86 | 155.4 (160.1) | 169 (172.9) | 181.3 (185.7) |
| 17 | 106 | 97 | 147 (151.8) | 155 (162.9) | 168.6 (173.9) | 98 | 90 | 160.6 (162.6) | 171 (175.2) | 180.7 (187.7) |
| 18 | 96 | 90 | 146.6 (152.2) | 157 (163.1) | 167.5 (173.9) | 82 | 76 | 160.4 (163.9) | 171 (176.1) | 182.2 (188.4) |
| Total | 1320 | 1235 | 1250 | 1173 | ||||||
WHO percentiles are in parentheses.