Table 1.
The number of the participants and their physical characteristics
| 3.5 years old | 4 years old | 4.5 years old | 5 years old | 5.5 years old | 6 years old | 6.5 years old | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys |
|
n |
31 |
72 |
57 |
52 |
51 |
74 |
27 |
364 |
| |
Height |
Mean |
98.7 |
101.7 |
104.4 |
107.8 |
111.1 |
115.0 |
116.5 |
107.9 |
| |
(cm) |
SD |
3.2 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
7.2 |
| |
Body mass |
Mean |
15.7 |
16.7 |
17.4 |
18.7 |
19.4 |
20.8 |
21.6 |
18.6 |
| |
(kg) |
SD |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
| Girls |
|
n |
32 |
76 |
72 |
52 |
76 |
64 |
28 |
400 |
| |
Height |
Mean |
97.9 |
100.7 |
103.9 |
107.5 |
110.7 |
113.4 |
115.4 |
106.9 |
| |
(cm) |
SD |
2.9 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
6.9 |
4.5 |
7.1 |
| |
Body mass |
Mean |
15.4 |
16.1 |
17.2 |
18.2 |
19.4 |
20.1 |
21.3 |
18.2 |
| (kg) | SD | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
SD, standard deviation.