TABLE 3.

Mean weight and height growth velocity estimations¹ (in kg/mo and in cm/mo respectively) between 3 months and 10 years calculated from the model

Weight velocities (kg/month):
	Boys	Girls	P2
N	161	164
3 months	0.70 (0.13)	0.65 (0.12)	0.0003
6 months	0.48 (0.11)	0.46 (0.09)	0.10
1 year	0.29 (0.08)	0.28 (0.07)	0.55
2 years	0.18 (0.05)	0.18 (0.05)	0.40
3 years	0.16 (0.04)	0.16 (0.05)	0.49
5 years	0.19 (0.05)	0.19 (0.05)	0.54
10 years	0.27 (0.10)	0.30 (0.10)	0.04

Height velocities (cm/month):
	Boys	Girls	p2
N	160	152
3 months	2.67 (0.38)	2.56 (0.36)	0.01
6 months	1.91 (0.27)	1.87 (0.27)	0.18
1 year	1.21 (0.21)	1.21 (0.21)	0.81
2 years	0.78 (0.11)	0.77 (0.11)	0.63
3 years	0.65 (0.08)	0.64 (0.09)	0.43
5 years	0.55 (0.06)	0.56 (0.08)	0.39
10 years	0.42 (0.16)	0.48 (0.20)	0.005

¹mean (SD)

²Student test