[Table/Fig-2]:

The comparisons of average of variables (Mean±SD) in 2-7 years old children referred to Taleghani hospital base d on ethnicitynot

Ethnicity	Persian	Turkman	Cossack	Sistani	p-value
Weight(Kg)	16.85±3.66	16.30±4.15	15.50±2.12	14.68±4.43	0.002
Height(Cm)	102.63±10.19	98.70±12.17	97.50±13.43	96.64±11.62	0.074
Abdominal circumference(Cm)	52.11±5.43	50.20±4.11	52.00±5.65	49.74±5.20	0.001
Level of vitamin-D (nmol/L)	21.95±9.73	30.91±15.62	22.05±2.19	23.27±9.49	0.001
BMI (Kg/m2)	15.93±2.24	16.59±2.03	16.43±2.28	15.56±2.98	0.001
Age (year)	4.52±1.44	4.18±1.65	3.70±1.83	4.07±1.57	NS