Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for weight, height and BMI by gender

Gender/age	Weight, kg			Height, cm			BMI
	N	Mean	s.d.	N	Mean	s.d.	N	Mean	s.d.	85–94%	$\ge 95\%$
Boys
24 months	385	12	2	385	85	3	379	17	1	17	6
36 months	379	15	2	374	95	4	372	16	1	12	9
4 years	376	17	2	375	103	5	375	16	2	13	11
5 years	366	20	3	365	110	5	364	16	2	11	13
6 years	385	23	4	384	117	5	384	16	2	14	14
7 years	393	26	6	393	123	5	392	17	3	13	18
8 years	431	29	7	430	128	6	430	18	3	13	19
9 years	426	34	9	428	134	6	423	18	4	13	20
10 years	426	38	11	432	140	7	425	19	5	14	22
11 years	466	44	13	466	145	7	466	21	5	14	24
Girls
24 months	351	12	2	349	85	4	347	17	2	12	7
36 months	349	14	2	347	94	4	345	16	2	12	10
4 years	330	17	3	333	102	5	330	16	2	13	12
5 years	333	20	5	334	109	5	332	16	3	13	12
6 years	363	22	6	362	116	6	362	17	3	12	14
7 years	385	26	8	383	122	6	382	17	4	14	19
8 years	398	30	10	399	128	7	396	18	4	11	20
9 years	409	35	12	411	135	7	409	19	5	17	21
10 years	417	41	14	420	141	8	417	20	5	16	23
11 years	441	48	16	441	148	8	441	22	6	20	26

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.