Table 1.
Distribution of anthropometric variables according to age and gender
| Age (Years) | Girls | Boys | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Height Mean±SD | Weight Mean±SD | BMI Mean±SD | n | Height Mean±SD | Weight Mean±SD | BMI Mean±SD | |
| 5 | 486 | 106.94±6.48 | 15.39±3.04 | 13.46±2.63 | 364 | 107.99±5.89 | 15.06±2.45 | 12.87±1.39 |
| 6 | 498 | 111.5±6.5 | 16.73±3.52 | 13.4±2.22 | 599 | 112.77±6.82 | 16.91±4.09 | 13.25±3.15 |
| 7 | 492 | 116.49±6.76 | 17.96±3.37 | 13.31±2.85 | 706 | 117.88±7 | 18.74±3.83 | 13.38±1.72 |
| 8 | 762 | 122.47±6.54 | 20.66±4.86 | 13.66±2.39 | 892 | 122.9±7.15 | 20.67±4.39 | 13.57±1.89 |
| 9 | 644 | 127.33±7.01 | 22.62±5.17 | 13.84±2.33 | 652 | 128.91±6.93 | 23.66±5.48 | 14.1±2.2 |
| 10 | 554 | 132.36±8.56 | 25.51±6.96 | 14.38±2.73 | 644 | 132.75±7.6 | 25.12±6.15 | 14.13±2.69 |
| 11 | 490 | 137.16±8.5 | 27.72±7.42 | 14.55±2.61 | 531 | 136.73±7.67 | 27.23±6.35 | 14.44±2.32 |
| 12 | 476 | 140.95±7.6 | 30.05±6.88 | 15.01±2.69 | 502 | 140.9±8.15 | 29.23±7.12 | 14.6±2.67 |
| 13 | 400 | 147.03±7.12 | 34.89±7.05 | 16.05±2.55 | 457 | 147.49±8.5 | 33.38±7.96 | 15.18±2.44 |
| 14 | 347 | 150.05±7.51 | 38.81±7.72 | 17.17±2.77 | 390 | 153.44±9.49 | 37.98±9.5 | 15.96±2.81 |
| 15 | 156 | 150.49±6.66 | 40.46±9.01 | 17.79±3.36 | 270 | 158.66±8.11 | 42.71±9.99 | 16.84±3.11 |
| Total | 5305 | 128.58±15.29 | 24.64±9.31 | 14.41±2.86 | 6007 | 130.29±15.84 | 24.91±9.45 | 14.18±2.59 |
SD- standard deviation; BMI - Body mass index