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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Phys Anthropol. 2011 Nov 25;147(1):113–127. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.21636

TABLE 4.

Correlation analysis between anthropometric data and reproductive history parameters, controlled for age and age at first birth.

Control Variable Height Sitting Height Total Leg Length Leg Length Index
Age Menarche Correlation 0.195 0.123 0.158 0.077
Significance (2-tailed) 0.098 0.298 0.182 0.517
Degrees of freedom 71 71 71 71
Age at First Birth Correlation 0.289 −0.044 0.412 0.388
Significance (2-tailed) 0.0181 0.723 0.0012 0.0012
Degrees of freedom 65 65 65 65
Parity Correlation −0.133 −0.021 −0.145 −0.123
Significance (2-tailed) 0.220 0.850 0.180 0.255
Degrees of freedom 85 85 85 85
Age at first child Inter-birth Interval Correlation −0.135 −0.134 −0.072 0.020
Significance (2-tailed) 0.389 0.392 0.645 0.897
Degrees of freedom 41 41 41 41
1

Significant at 0.05 level.

2

Significant at 0.001 level.