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Mean and SD of the variables trunk length (left) and body height (right) across the age groups, separated by sex. In contrast to the measured body height, the calculated trunk length (distance between spinous process of the 7th vertebrae to the midpoint of the lumbar dimples), increased only slightly from the youngest to the oldest group (girls 0.5 cm, boys 0.4 cm).
