Table.

Numbers of victims of bullying and bullies among short pupils and controls of average stature (pupils', parents', and teachers' reports). Figures are numbers (percentages) of respondents

	Short pupils (n=92)	Controls (n=117)	P value
Pupils' report
Victim of bullying in secondary school:
Total	42 (46)	30 (26)	0.003**
Boys	25 (46)	13 (21)	0.005**
Girls	17 (45)	17 (32)	0.273
Bullied in both junior and secondary schools:
Total	24 (26)	13 (11)	0.018*
Boys	14 (26)	4 (7)	0.013*
Girls	10 (26)	9 (17)	0.526
Bullying currently occurring:
Total	21 (23)	4 (4)	<0.001**
Boys	11 (21)	2 (3)	0.006**
Girls	10 (26)	2 (4)	0.003**
Upset when bullied:
Total	31 (76)	16 (55)	0.120
Boys	17 (71)	3 (25)	0.014*
Girls	14 (82)	13 (77)	1.000
Parents' report	n=88	n=116
Victim of bullying in secondary school:
Total	37 (43)	44 (38)	0.605
Boys	24 (46)	25 (39)	0.562
Girls	13 (37)	19 (37)	1.000
Teachers' report	n=84	n=103
Victim of bullying in secondary school:
Total	31 (37)	23 (23)	0.047*
Boys	17 (36)	12 (23)	0.227
Girls	14 (38)	11 (22)	0.169
Bullies others in secondary school:
Total	13 (16)	16 (16)	1.000
Boys	6 (13)	13 (25)	0.234
Girls	7 (18)	3 (6)	0.093

^*P<0.05, ^**P<0.01 (χ² test).