Table 2.
Differences in age and anthropometry at 8 years between children stunted or non-stunted at 2 years
| Stunted (n = 309) | Non-stunted (n = 494) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Differencea | 95%CI | P-value | |
| Age (years) | 8.4 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 0.4 | −0.1 | −0.1, −0.0 | 0.004 |
| Weight (kg) | 18.1 | 1.9 | 21.6 | 3.3 | −3.5 | −3.9, −3.2 | <0.0001 |
| Height (cm) | 116.8 | 4.9 | 123.0 | 5.3 | −6.2 | −6.9, −5.4 | <0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 13.2 | 0.9 | 14.2 | 1.4 | −1.0 | −1.2, −0.8 | <0.0001 |
| Trunk length (cm) | 62.3 | 2.3 | 65.3 | 2.7 | −3.0 | −3.3, −2.6 | <0.0001 |
| Leg length (cm) | 54.6 | 3.1 | 57.8 | 3.1 | −3.2 | −3.6, −2.8 | <0.0001 |
| Relative leg length (%) | 46.7 | 1.3 | 46.9 | 1.0 | −0.3 | −0.4, −0.1 | 0.001 |
| Biceps (mm) | 3.4 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 | −0.5 | −0.7, −0.3 | <0.0001 |
| Triceps (mm) | 6.4 | 1.7 | 7.6 | 2.8 | −1.2 | −1.5, −0.8 | <0.0001 |
| Subscapular skinfold (mm) | 4.4 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 1.6 | −0.6 | −0.8, −0.4 | <0.0001 |
| Supra-iliac skinfold (mm) | 4.8 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 2.8 | −1.0 | −0.3, −0.7 | <0.0001 |
| Head girth (cm) | 48.6 | 1.4 | 49.7 | 1.4 | −1.0 | −1.2, −0.8 | <0.0001 |
| Mid-upper arm girth (cm) | 15.2 | 0.9 | 16.4 | 1.4 | −1.2 | −1.4, −1.0 | <0.0001 |
| Chest girth (cm) | 53.7 | 2.5 | 56.9 | 3.5 | −3.1 | −3.6, −2.7 | <0.0001 |
| Waist girth (cm) | 47.3 | 2.8 | 50.2 | 4.0 | −2.9 | −3.4, −2.5 | <0.0001 |
| Hip girth (cm) | 54.8 | 2.7 | 58.9 | 3.9 | −4.0 | −4.5, −3.6 | <0.0001 |
aDifference computed by independent samples t-test