Table 4.

Median values, ranges, mean values and standard deviation of BMI in boys and girls from urban and rural areas

Age	Urban					Rural
	Number	Med.	Ranges	Mean	SD	Number	Med.	Range	Mean	SD
Boys	549	17.95	13.1–38.2	18.68	3.36	199	17.72	13.9–33.7	18.44	3.09
6	33	16.46	14.4–19.7	16.51	1.34	–	–	–	–	–
7	63	16.39	13.2–24.4	17.31	2.52	31	16.96	13.9–19.4	16.85	1.49
8	72	17.07	13.1–26.4	17.57	2.57	36	17.63	14.5–23.6	17.80	1.98
9	85	17.47	13.3–27.0	18.40	2.93	31	17.03	14.4–20.9	17.28	1.70
10	64	17.90	13.7–34.7	19.32	3.85	39	17.76	15.3–30.5	18.93	3.22
11	78	18.55	13.8–34.3	19.17	3.52	30	18.56	14.4–30.8	19.03	3.46
12	106	19.54	14.2–38.2	19.93	3.69	32	19.16	15.1–33.7	20.71	4.21
13	48	19.28	13.8–30.8	19.72	3.58	–	–	–	–	–
Girls	553	17.60	12.6–32.0	18.03	3.01	194	17.23	11.9–27.0	17.68	2.61
6	35	16.05	13.4–28.4	16.80	2.70	–	–	–	–	–
7	53	16.16	12.6–20.8	16.25	1.97	30	15.84	11.9–23.3	16.59	2.94
8	89	16.45	13.4–27.3	16.75	2.25	30	16.02	13.9–22.4	16.71	2.41
9	67	16.91	13.4–25.5	17.53	2.68	30	17.43	13.5–22.2	17.53	2.26
10	80	17.22	13.4–28.8	17.58	2.74	33	17.65	14.2–23.7	18.22	2.31
11	96	18.06	13.8–26.7	18.50	3.46	38	17.19	13.6–26.8	17.78	2.40
12	85	19.17	14.5–32.0	19.58	2.91	33	18.59	15.5–27.0	19.04	2.68
13	48	19.21	15.3–27.8	19.86	3.12	–	–	–	–	–

Med. median values, SD standard deviation