Table 2.

Mean TFA ± SD distribution amongst male and female children at different ages

Age in years	Mean TFA of males (±SD)	Mean TFA of females (±SD)	P-value
2	1.0 ± 3.1	1.0 ± 3.6	1.00
3	1.6 ± 3.6	3.4 ± 1.5	0.033*
4	3.9 ± 1.4	4.8 ± 1.3	0.077
5	7.5 ± 2.2	5.9 ± 1.8	0.022*
6	7.2 ± 2.6	9.0 ± 1.9	0.038*
7	5.8 ± 1.5	6.4 ± 2.0	0.379
8	5.7 ± 2.5	6.7 ± 1.8	0.198
9	5.3 ± 2.2	5.9 ± 1.0	0.395
10	5.3 ± 2.3	5.6 ± 1.9	0.601
11	4.58 ± 2.35	5.30 ± 2.49	0.500
12	4.70 ± 2.15	5.16 ± 0.98	0.451
13	4.68 ± 1.95	5.10 ± 0.87	0.471
14	4.56 ± 1.45	5.00 ± 0.63	0.340
15	4.55 ± 2.13	5.00 ± 0.81	0.487
Total	4.61 ± 2.96	5.39 ± 2.45	0.003*

* Significant