Table 1. Anthropometric measurements by gender.
| Boys (n = 1667) |
Girls (n = 2131) |
All (n = 3798) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Height (cm) | 142.9 ± 8.4 | 145.0 ± 7.6 | 144.0 ± 8.0 |
| Weight (kg) | 39.0 ± 12.4 | 39.9 ± 11.0 | 39.5 ± 11.7 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18.9 ± 4.7 | 18.8 ± 4.3 | 18.8 ± 4.4 |
| BAZ | 0.13 ± 1.7 | 0.04 ± 1.5 | 0.08 ± 1.6 |
| Rural (n = 1846) | |||
| Height (cm) | 143.1 ± 8.1 | 145.3 ± 7.6 | 144.3 ± 7.9 |
| Weight (kg) | 39.1 ± 12.9 | 39.8 ± 11.4 | 39.5 ± 12.1 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18.8 ± 4.9 | 18.7 ± 4.3 | 18.8 ± 4.6 |
| BAZ | 0.07 ± 0.02 | -0.02 ± 1.5 | 0.02 ± 1.7 |
| Urban (n = 1942) | |||
| Height (cm) | 142.7 ± 8.6 | 144.8 ± 7.7 | 143.9 ± 8.1 |
| Weight (kg) | 39.0 ± 12.1 | 40.0 ± 10.8 | 39.5 ± 11.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18.9 ± 4.6 | 18.9 ± 4.2 | 18.9 ± 4.4 |
| BAZ | 0.17 ± 1.7 | 0.08 ± 1.5 | 0.12 ± 1.6 |
BMI, Body mass index; BAZ = Body Mass Index (BMI)-for-age z-score; Data are (mean ± SD)