TABLE 2.

Anthropometric measures of Gambian girls in the calcium-supplementation and placebo groups¹

	Age		Height		Weight		Midupper arm circumference		Triceps skinfold thickness
Time point	Calcium	Placebo	Calcium	Placebo	Calcium	Placebo	Calcium	Placebo	Calcium	Placebo
	y		cm		kg		cm		mm
Y1	10.1 ± 0.2	10.0 ± 0.2	132.6 ± 1.3	130.7 ± 1.2	25.4 ± 0.7	24.5 ± 0.7	18.5 ± 0.3	18.2 ± 0.3	8.8 ± 0.3	8.7 ± 0.4
Y2	11.2 ± 0.2	11.1 ± 0.2	138.1 ± 1.6	136.4 ± 1.2	28.1 ± 0.9	26.7 ± 0.8	19.6 ± 0.3	19.1 ± 0.3	9.6 ± 0.4	9.8 ± 0.5
Y3	12.1 ± 0.2	12.1 ± 0.2	143.6 ± 1.4	141.6 ± 1.4	31.7 ± 1.2	30.1 ± 1.0	20.5 ± 0.4	20.0 ± 0.3	9.4 ± 0.5	9.6 ± 0.5
Y4	13.2 ± 0.2	13.1 ± 0.2	148.5 ± 1.4	146.9 ± 1.4	36.2 ± 1.4	33.9 ± 1.2	22.2 ± 0.5	21.1 ± 0.4	10.3 ± 0.6	9.5 ± 0.5
Y6	15.2 ± 0.2	15.1 ± 0.2	157.0 ± 1.1	155.7 ± 1.1	44.6 ± 1.4	43.2 ± 1.3	21.9 ± 0.5	21.5 ± 0.4	10.5 ± 0.7	10.1 ± 0.5
Y8	17.1 ± 0.2	17.0 ± 0.2	160.5 ± 0.8	159.3 ± 0.9	50.7 ± 1.2	49.8 ± 1.0	24.1 ± 0.5	23.6 ± 0.4	12.8 ± 0.7	12.0 ± 0.7
Y10	19.0 ± 0.2	18.9 ± 0.2	161.5 ± 0.8	160.5 ± 1.2	53.6 ± 1.3	52.5 ± 1.3	25.3 ± 0.6	24.6 ± 0.5	14.1 ± 1.1	13.6 ± 1.2
Y12/11	20.6 ± 0.2	20.5 ± 0.3	162.8 ± 0.8	161.1 ± 1.1	53.5 ± 1.2	53.9 ± 1.7	24.8 ± 0.8	25.4 ± 0.5	13.6 ± 0.8	14.2 ± 1.0
Y14/13	22.9 ± 0.2	23.0 ± 0.3	163.0 ± 0.9	162.0 ± 1.1	54.6 ± 1.5	52.9 ± 1.2	25.9 ± 0.6	25.3 ± 0.5	13.4 ± 1.0	12.5 ± 1.1

¹All values are means ± SEMs. The numbers of girls in the calcium and placebo groups, respectively, were as follows: 40 and 40 at Y1–4, 38 and 39 at Y6, 39 and 40 at Y8, 29 and 25 at Y10, 33 and 30 at Y12/11, and 25 and 29 at Y14/13. There were no significant group differences by multiple regression analysis after adjustment for value and age at Y1, all P > 0.1. Y1, baseline; Y2–14, the year of follow-up relative to Y1.