Table 1.
Anthropometric measurements by age and gender of 1989 pupils from Ho Chi Minh City
|
Characteristics |
≤ 11 yrs |
12 yrs |
13 yrs |
≥ 14 yrs |
Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Mean± SD) | (Mean± SD) | (Mean± SD) | (Mean± SD) | |||
|
N |
Boys |
193 |
227 |
326 |
201 |
947 |
| Girls |
190 |
301 |
332 |
219 |
1042 |
|
|
Weight (kg) |
Boys |
42 ± 12 |
46 ± 11 |
51 ± 12 |
53 ± 12 |
48 ± 12 |
| Girls |
40 ± 9 |
44 ± 8 |
47 ± 8 |
46 ± 8 |
45 ± 8 |
|
|
Height (cm) |
Boys |
145 ± 8 |
152 ± 8 |
158 ± 8 |
163 ± 8 |
155 ± 10 |
| Girls |
146 ± 7 |
152 ± 6 |
153 ± 6 |
154 ± 6 |
152 ± 7 |
|
|
BMI |
Boys |
19.8 ± 3.8 |
19.9 ± 3.7 |
20.0 ± 4.0 |
19.7 ± 3.6 |
19.9 ± 3.8 |
|
(kg/m2) |
Girls |
18.5 ± 3.1 |
19.1 ± 2.7 |
19.9 ± 3.0 |
19.5 ± 2.9 |
19.3 ± 3.0 |
|
BMI z-score |
Boys |
0.74 ± 1.42 |
0.50 ± 1.35 |
0.22 ± 1.42 |
−0.17 ± 1.31 |
0.31 ± 1.42 |
| Girls | 0.13 ± 1.20 | 0.11 ± 1.03 | 0.09 ± 1.07 | −0.31 ± 1.05 | 0.02 ± 1.09 | |
BMI z-score: z-score based on WHO 2007 reference values[17].