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. 2013 Mar 20;143(5):728–734. doi: 10.3945/jn.112.168518

TABLE 3.

Anthropometry and body composition of offspring born during the MINIMat trial, Bangladesh at 4.5 y of age1

Girls Boys
Participants, n 1157 1178
Age, y 4.6 ± 0.1 4.6 ± 0.1
Height, cm 99.9 ± 26.8 100.5 ± 4.3
Weight, kg 13.4 ± 1.6 14.1 ± 1.7
BMI, kg/m2 13.6 ± 1.0 13.9 ± 1.0
Fat-free mass,2 kg 10.7 ± 1.0 11.8 ± 1.1
Fat mass,2 kg 2.9 ± 0.7 2.4 ± 0.8
Height-for-age Z-score3 −1.6 ± 0.9 −1.4 ± 1.0
BMI-for-age Z-score3 −1.6 ± 0.9 −1.7 ± 1.0
1

Values are means ± SDs.

2

Fat-free mass and fat mass assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis (Tanita, TBF-300MA) using population-specific prediction equations (21).

3

Indices calculated in comparison to UK growth reference data (20).