Table 1. Anthropometric characteristics of the sample studied.
| Age (years) | n | Body weight (kg) | Standing height (cm) | Sitting height (cm) | BMI (kg/m2) | Biological age (APHV) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | SD | X | SD | X | SD | X | SD | X | SD | ||
| Males | |||||||||||
| 6.0–6.9 | 133 | 26.8 | 7.3 | 119.6 | 4.7 | 64.2 | 5.3 | 18.7 | 4.6 | -5.9 | 0.3* |
| 7.0–7.9 | 72 | 30.6 | 5.9 | 127.4 | 5.5 | 68.1 | 6.0 | 18.7 | 2.7 | -5.2 | 0.5* |
| 8.0–8.9 | 96 | 31.6 | 6.2 | 130.8 | 5.6 | 68.1 | 3.6 | 18.4 | 2.6 | -4.8 | 0.4* |
| 9.0–9.9 | 154 | 36.1 | 6.3 | 136.6 | 7.7* | 70.9 | 2.7 | 19.4 | 3.4 | -4.2 | 0.3* |
| 10.0–10.9 | 189 | 41.0 | 9.4 | 141.2 | 8.1* | 72.8 | 3.9* | 20.3 | 3.0 | -3.6 | 0.4* |
| 11.0–11.9 | 118 | 45.5 | 11.2 | 147.2 | 7.4* | 75.8 | 3.2* | 20.8 | 3.9 | -2.8 | 0.4* |
| 12.0–12.9 | 150 | 48.5 | 12.0 | 153.0 | 6.9 | 77.8 | 4.3* | 20.6 | 4.4* | -2.2 | 0.5* |
| 13.0–13.9 | 185 | 54.6 | 11.8 | 160.5 | 9.3* | 82.0 | 5.3 | 21.0 | 3.4 | -1.3 | 0.6* |
| 14.0–14.9 | 300 | 61.3 | 12.1* | 166.2 | 6.8* | 84.3 | 4.7* | 22.1 | 3.7* | -0.5 | 0.6* |
| 15.0–15.9 | 200 | 66.6 | 9.1* | 169.7 | 7.0* | 87.6 | 3.9* | 23.1 | 3.2* | 0.4 | 0.5* |
| 16.0–16.9 | 287 | 70.3 | 13.6* | 170.9 | 8.5* | 89.6 | 4.4* | 24.1 | 4.5* | 1.2 | 0.7* |
| 17.0–17.9 | 385 | 70.6 | 12.3* | 171.4 | 6.5* | 89.3 | 3.8* | 24.0 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.6* |
| Females | |||||||||||
| 6.0–6.9 | 161 | 27.9 | 17.8 | 120.3 | 7.8 | 64.4 | 7.0 | 19.5 | 3.7 | -4.9 | 0.6 |
| 7.0–7.9 | 124 | 30.9 | 7.7 | 128.8 | 11.9 | 68.0 | 4.7 | 18.3 | 3.1 | -4.0 | 0.7 |
| 8.0–8.9 | 101 | 31.7 | 7.8 | 129.7 | 7.3 | 68.3 | 3.6 | 18.6 | 3.2 | -3.3 | 0.5 |
| 9.0–9.9 | 243 | 37.6 | 8.4 | 159.7 | 16.1 | 71.5 | 5.0 | 19.1 | 4.0 | -2.1 | 0.7 |
| 10.0–10.9 | 269 | 41.7 | 8.4 | 144.5 | 6.9 | 75.7 | 5.4 | 19.9 | 3.1 | -0.9 | 0.6 |
| 11.0–11.9 | 165 | 45.7 | 9.9 | 149.3 | 8.4 | 77.2 | 5.2 | 20.3 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 12.0–12.9 | 148 | 49.5 | 10.6 | 154.9 | 5.4 | 80.7 | 4.6 | 22.2 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| 13.0–13.9 | 119 | 54.7 | 10.9 | 156.9 | 9.3 | 82.4 | 2.9 | 22.3 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 0.9 |
| 14.0–14.9 | 271 | 58.7 | 11.5 | 158.8 | 7.3 | 82.8 | 4.5 | 23.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| 15.0–15.9 | 167 | 60.9 | 11.0 | 159.5 | 4.0 | 83.9 | 3.0 | 23.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| 16.0–16.9 | 247 | 63.5 | 13.4 | 158.6 | 7.7 | 83.5 | 3.6 | 25.5 | 8.0 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| 17.0–17.9 | 359 | 62.3 | 12.6 | 158.3 | 5.4 | 83.3 | 3.2 | 24.8 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
X: Mean, SD: Standard deviation, BMI: Body Mass Index
* Significant difference p<0.05.