Table 2.
Anthropometric measurements by age and school location of 1989 pupils from Ho Chi Minh City
|
Characteristics |
≤ 11 yrs |
12 yrs |
13 yrs |
≥ 14 yrs |
Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (± SD) | (± SD) | (± SD) | (± SD) | |||
|
n |
Wealthy districts (n*) |
261 (7) |
328 (5) |
454 (12) |
236 (6) |
1279 (30) |
| Less wealthy districts (n*) |
122 (5) |
200 (12) |
204 (8) |
184 (6) |
710 (31) |
|
|
Boys (%) |
Wealthy districts |
50.2 |
40.2 |
47.6 |
48.3 |
45.8 |
| Less wealthy districts |
50.8 |
47.5 |
53.9 |
51.1 |
50.8 |
|
|
Weight (kg) |
Wealthy districts |
42 ± 10 |
46 ± 10 |
50 ± 10 |
51 ± 12 |
47 ± 11 |
| Less wealthy districts |
39 ± 9 |
43 ± 9 |
46 ± 10 |
48 ± 9 |
45 ± 10 |
|
|
Height (cm) |
Wealthy districts |
146 ± 7 |
152 ± 7 |
156 ± 7 |
158 ± 8 |
153 ± 8 |
| Less wealthy districts |
144 ± 7 |
151 ± 7 |
155 ± 7 |
158 ± 8 |
153 ± 9 |
|
|
BMI |
Wealthy districts |
19.5 ± 3.6 |
19.7 ± 3.2 |
20.3 ± 3.6 |
20.0 ± 3.5 |
19.9 ± 3.5 |
|
(kg/m2) |
Less wealthy districts |
18.5 ± 3.4 |
18.9 ± 3.1 |
19.2 ± 3.2 |
19.2 ± 3.0 |
19.0 ± 3.1 |
|
BMI z-score |
Wealthy districts |
0.56 ± 1.32 |
0.39 ± 1.16 |
0.28 ± 1.25 |
−0.11 ± 1.20 |
0.30 ± 1.25 |
| Less wealthy districts | 0.15 ± 1.38 | 0.09 ± 1.23 | 0.12 ± 1.23 | −0.41 ± 1.14 | −0.09 ± 1.25 | |
BMI z-score: z-score based on WHO 2007 reference values[17]. n*: number of missing data.