Table 2.

Mean and Standard Error of Mean of Height, Weight and Body Mass Index, Primary School, Angolela, Ethiopia, October 2008

	Among Boys				Among Girls
Age groups	n	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	BMI (kg/m2)	n	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	BMI (kg/m2)
6	2	134.00 ± 2.00	26.50 ± 1.50	14.74 ± 0.40	4	135.00 ± 6.36	28.00 ± 2.61	15.40 ± 1.22
7	24	131.08 ± 2.99	26.04 ± 1.80	14.73 ± 0.35	24	138.33 ± 2.52	29.58 ± 1.50	15.26 ± 0.41
8	47	136.49 ± 2.03	27.83 ± 1.24	14.57 ± 0.24	36	134.61 ± 2.09	27.28 ± 1.14	14.80 ± 0.26
9	30	136.07 ± 2.78	27.77 ± 1.68	14.59 ± 0.39	26	136.15 ± 2.75	29.12 ± 2.00	15.23 ± 0.49
10	68	140.06 ± 1.70	30.88 ± 1.21	15.23 ± 0.27	66	139.71 ± 1.82	30.80 ± 1.26	15.33 ± 0.28
11	35	139.46 ± 2.12	30.54 ± 1.35	15.39 ± 0.29	39	140.82 ± 2.31	32.38 ± 1.81	15.77 ± 0.39
12	39	139.77 ± 2.33	31.92 ± 1.61	15.85 ± 0.36	43	141.58 ± 2.21	32.16 ± 1.63	15.59 ± 0.34
13	29	147.52 ± 2.47	35.79 ± 1.79	16.11 ± 0.35	26	147.54 ± 2.32	37.54 ± 2.12	16.85 ± 0.53
14	25	144.60 ± 2.91	36.28 ± 2.01	17.09 ± 0.65	21	140.90 ± 3.45	31.24 ± 2.36	15.24 ± 0.49
15	18	150.28 ± 3.42	38.22 ± 2.31	16.54 ± 0.43	21	151.19 ± 2.84	38.57 ± 2.15	16.60 ± 0.46
≥16	15	140.13 ± 3.29	31.33 ± 2.64	15.53 ± 0.60	9	143.44 ± 4.45	34.33 ± 3.15	16.36 ± 0.73
Total	332	†139.96 ± 0.80	†31.13 ± 0.54	†15.43 ± 0.12	315	†140.66 ± 0.81	†31.72 ± 0.58	†15.58 ± 0.13
Unreported	9	—	—	—	8	—	—	—

^*Values are mean ± standard error of mean.

^†Total means by gender