Table 1. Anthropometric characteristics of 493 children at puberty.
| Characteristics | Boys (N = 247) | Girls (N = 246) | ||
| 8–10 yrs | 11–13 yrs | 8–10 yrs | 11–13 yrs | |
| Height (cm) | 137.63±7.07 | 152.76±9.96 | 136.99±7.58 | 151.71±8.46 |
| Weight (kg) | 37.31±9.77 | 49.20±15.32 | 32.37±7.65 | 44.84±11.26 |
| BSA (m2) | 1.18±0.17 | 1.43±0.24 | 1.11±0.14 | 1.37±0.18 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 19.42±3.70 | 20.69±4.68 | 17.09±2.93 | 19.30±3.92 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 64.67±10.16 | 70.01±12.44 | 58.60±8.32 | 65.73±9.55 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 76.26±8.39 | 85.13±10.64 | 70.55±7.09 | 82.12±9.04 |
| WHRa | 0.84(0.83,0.85) | 0.82(0.81,0.83) | 0.83(0.82,0.84) | 0.80(0.79,0.81) |
| Subscapular skinfold thicknessa (cm) | 12.65(11.34,14.12) | 12.84(11.62,14.19) | 8.49(7.81,9.23) | 10.94(10.13,11.82) |
| Triceps skinfold thicknessa (cm) | 15.62(14.41,16.92) | 15.42(14.26,16.67) | 12.03(11.18,12.95) | 13.70(12.83,14.62) |
| BF%a | 0.24(0.22,0.27) | 0.23(0.22,0.25) | 0.14(0.13,0.15) | 0.18(0.17,0.19) |
| Pubertal rate | 10.09% | 82.61% | 55.86% | 96.3% |
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GM(95%CI).