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. 2014 Jan-Feb;34(1):46–53. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2014.46

Table 2.

Summary of anthropometric and physiological measurements (Mean [SD] and Median [mad]) by age and gender.

Age group (n, %)	6–8 Y 518 (24.1)			9–11 Y 721 (33.6)			12 14 Y 609 (28.3)			15–17 Y 301 (14.0)
Gender (n, %)	Male 268 (51.7)	Female 250 (48.3)	P	Male 383 (53.1)	Female 338 (46.9)	P	Male 334 (54.8)	Female 275 (45.2)	P	Male 153 (50.8)	Female 148 (49.2)	P

Weight (kg)	24.7 (7.1)	25.6 (7.2)	.657	35.5 (10.8)	38.2 (13.1)	.306	50.3 (16.2)	51.2 (12.6)	.824	63.3 (18.2)	55.6 (12.6)	.054
Weight (kg)	(23 [4.4])	(24 [5.9])	.657	(33 [8.9])	(35 [10.4])	.306	(47 [13.3])	(49 [11.9])	.824	(59 [14.8])	(53 [10.4])	.054
Height (cm)	125.8 (7.7)	124.6 (7.6)	.679	140.3 (8.3)	140.8 (8.9)	.847	156.7 (9.6)	152.6 (8.4)	.306	167.1 (5.4)	156.5 (6.9)	<.001^a
Height (cm)	(128 [5.9])	(124 [8.9])	.679	(140 [8.9])	(140 [8.9])	.847	(157 [10.4])	(153 [5.9])	.306	(167 [5.9])	(157 [5.9])	<.001^a
BMI (kg/m²)	15.5 (3.6)	16.3 (3.2)	.222	17.8 (4.2)	19.0 (5.4)	.122	20.2 (5.2)	22.0 (5.5)	.102	22.6 (6.1)	22.6 (4.6)	.961
BMI (kg/m²)	(15 [2.3])	(15.4 [1.9])	.222	(16.9 [3.4])	(17.8 [3.8])	.122	(18.7 [4.0])	(20.8 [4.4])	.102	(21.3 [5.0])	(21.5 [4.0])	.961
Waist (cm)	56.6 (7)	61.2 (7.2)	.003^a	63.7 (9.9)	70.8 (9.6)	.002^a	72.8 (12.1)	75.5 (9.3)	.129	77.9 (13.8)	74.4 (8.7)	.029^a
Waist (cm)	(55 [5.9])	(60 [5.9])	.003^a	(61 [8.9])	(69 [8.9])	.002^a	(70 [8.9])	(74 [8.9])	.129	(74 [10.4])	(74 [8.9])	.029^a
Hip (cm)	65.1 (6.9)	69.3 (7.6)	.027^a	74.8 (9.8)	80.2 (11.4)	.016^a	84.4 (11.9)	90.7 (10.6)	.108	95.2 (13.2)	92.7 (9.6)	.332
Hip (cm)	(64 [5.9])	(68 [5.9])	.027^a	(74 [10.4])	(79 [10.4])	.016^a	(82 [10.4])	(89 [8.9])	.108	(93 [10.4])	(92 [7.4])	.332
Waist-hip ratio	0.87 (0.06)	0.88 (0.04)	.252	0.85 (0.06)	0.89 (0.11)	.076	0.86 (0.06)	0.83 (0.04)	.148	0.82 (0.08)	0.80 (0.04)	.388
Waist-hip ratio	(0.9 [0.07])	(0.9 [0.04])	.252	(0.84 [0.07])	(0.88 [0.04])	.076	(0.86 [0.06])	(0.83 [0.04])	.148	(0.80 [0.06])	(0.80 [0.04])	.388
Waist-height ratio	0.45 (0.05)	0.49 (0.05)	<.001^a	0.45 (0.06)	0.50±0.06	<.001^a	0.46 (0.07)	0.50 (0.06)	.006^a	0.47 (0.08)	0.48 (0.05)	.119
Waist-height ratio	(0.4 [0.05])	(0.5 [0.04])	<.001^a	(0.44 [0.06])	(0.50±0.05)	<.001^a	(0.45 [0.05])	(0.48 [0.06])	.006^a	(0.44 [0.06])	(0.47 [0.05])	.119
Systolic blood pressure	107 (12)	105 (12)	.508	112 (14)	114 (13)	.531	120 (14)	110 (15)	.013^a	130 (14)	118 (12)	<.001^a
Systolic blood pressure	(106 [14])	(106 [12])	.508	(112 [13])	(115 [12])	.531	(120 [15])	(110 [15])	.013^a	(130 [13])	(119 [13])	<.001^a
Diastolic blood pressure	69 (9)	70 (9)	.469	69 (9)	74 (9)	.018^a	72 (9)	72 (10)	.491	77 (9)	76 (9)	.040^a
Diastolic blood pressure	(68 [7])	(70 [12])	.469	(69 [9])	(73 [10])	.018^a	(72 [8])	(71 [12])	.491	(78 [9])	(76 [8])	.040^a

^a

Statistically significant differences.