Table 2. Mean (s.d.) weight from birth to age 23 years in cohort males and females, in kg.
| Age |
Males |
Females |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Weight (kg) | WAZ | N | Weight (kg) | WAZ | |
| Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | |||
| Birth | 442 | 3.30 (0.54)* | −0.15 (1.1) | 414 | 3.22 (0.50) | −0.09 (1.1) |
| 2 years | 416 | 11.5 (1.6)*** | 0.20 (1.1) | 384 | 11.0 (1.7) | 0.20 (1.1) |
| 4 years | 411 | 15.9 (2.1)** | 0.11 (1.0) | 411 | 15.5 (2.5) | 0.03 (1.1) |
| 15 years | 441 | 57.3 (12.2)*** | −0.03 (1.0) | 413 | 54.8 (10.4) | 0.00 (1.0) |
| 18/19 yearsa | 429 | 67.0 (12.4)*** | −0.03 (1.0) | 386 | 57.9 (11.3) | 0.01 (1.0) |
| 23 yearsb | 416 | 72.3 (13.9)*** | 0.02 (1.0) | 378 | 60.8 (12.3) | 0.02 (1.0) |
Abbreviation: WAZ, weight for age Z-score.
a
Excluding 27 pregnant women in 2000.
b
Excluding 20 pregnant and 8 post-partum women in 2004–2005.
Differences between males and females: P-value *⩽0.05; **⩽0.01; ***⩽0.001.