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. 2011 Mar 12;65(10):896–901. doi: 10.1136/jech.2009.102319

Table 6.

Height of children and parents

Height of children (cm) Control (n=237) Intervention (n=272) Total p Value*
2006 120.8 (120.1 to 121.7) 118.4 (117.5 to 119.3) 120.2 (119.6 to 120.9) <0.001
2008 130.9 (130.12 to 131.8) 132.0 (131.0 to 133.0) 131.2 (130.5 to 131.9)
Control (n=144) Intervention (n=208) Total p Value
Height of father (cm) 1.74 (0.07) 1.75 (0.07) 1.75 (0.07) NS
Control (n=153) Intervention (n=214) Total p
Height of mother (cm) 1.61 (0.07) 1.62 (0.07) 1.61 (0.07) NS
*

Estimated marginal means and 95% CI obtained by multivariate analysis of variance for repeated measures (adjusted for school): p<0.001. (Outcome effect: interaction between the height of children progression over 2 years and type of intervention.)

Mean (SD). Student t test analysis for independent variables.