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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Hum Biol. 2021 Aug 3;48(4):346–349. doi: 10.1080/03014460.2021.1951351

Table 2:

Toddler body size and composition by sex and genotype at 18–25 months

Girls
Boys
All GG All AG/AA
All girls GG AG/AA All boys GG AG/AA








mean (SD) n mean (SD) n mean (SD) n mean (SD) n mean (SD) n mean (SD) n mean (SD) n mean (SD) n

Height (cm) 82.0 (3.4) 48 81.8 (3.3) 31 82.4 (3.7) 17 82.5 (3.5) 58 81.9 (3.6) 33 83.3 (3.2) 25 81.9 (3.4) 64 82.9 (3.4) 42
Weight (kg) 12.0 (1.6) 48 11.9 (1.2) 31 12.3 (2.2) 17 12.3 (1.4) 58 12.2 (1.2) 33 12.4 (1.6) 25 12.1 (1.2) 64 12.3 (1.8) 42
BMI (kg/m2) 17.9 (16) 48 17.8 (1.4) 31 18.0 (2.0) 17 18.0 (1.4) 58 18.1 (1.1) 33 17.8 (1.7) 25 18.0 (1.3) 64 17.9 (1.8) 42
Head circumference (cm) 47.9 (1.7) 49 47.9 (1.7) 31 48.0 (1.6) 18 48.4 (1.8) 58 48.5 (1.8) 33 48.3 (1.8) 25 48.2 (1.8) 64 48.2 (1.7) 43
MUAC (cm) 16.2 (1.4) 49 16.0 (1.3) 31 16.5 (1.5) 18 16.5 (1.6) 58 16.7 (1.6) 33 16.3 (1.2) 25 16.4 (1.5) 64 16.4 (1.6) 43
Abdominal circumference (cm) 49.9 (3.8) 49 49.4 (3.3) 31 50.8 (4.5) 18 49.1 (3.3) 58 49.0 (2.9) 33 49.2 (3.9) 25 49.2 (3.0) 64 49.9 (4.2) 43
Abdominal circumference-to-height ratio .61 (.05) 48 .61 (.05) 31 .61 (.05) 17 .60 (.04) 58 .60 (.04) 33 .59 (.05) 25 .60 (.04) 64 .60 (.05) 42
Subscapular skinfold thickness (mm) 8.3 (2.0) 47 8.0 (1.6) 29 8.7 (2.6) 18 7.6 (1.5) 58 7.7 (1.4) 33 7.5 (1.6) 25 7.8 (1.5) 62 8.0 (2.1) 43
Triceps skinfold thickness (mm) 9.2 (2.1) 48 8.9 (1.7) 30 9.6 (2.7) 18 8.8 (6.0) 58 8.6 (1.5) 33 8.2 (1.6) 25 8.8 (1.6) 63 8.8 (2.2) 43
Iliac crest skinfold thickness (mm) 6.8 (2.5) 47 6.5 (2.1) 29 7.5 (3.0) 18 6.2 (1.9) 58 6.4 (2.1) 33 6.0 (1.5) 25 6.4 (2.1) 62 6.6 (2.3) 43
Thigh skinfold thickness (mm) 13.8 (2.8) 47 14.4 (2.8) 29 12.8 (2.7) 18 13.4 (2.3) 58 13.8 (2.0) 33 12.8 (2.6) 25 14.0 (2.4) 62 12.8 (2.6) 43
Subcutaneous fat (mm) 38.0 (7.1) 47 37.7 (6.4) 29 38.5 (8.3) 18 35.7 (4.9) 58 36.5 (4.8) 33 34.6 (4.9) 25 37.1 (5.6) 62 36.2 (6.7) 43
TBLH fat mass (g) 2788.16 (529.09) 19 2793.42 (484.53) 12 2779.14 (639.72) 7 2717.13 (455.59) 23 2757.07 (354.99) 15 2645.12 (625.27) 8 2773.22 (409.29) 27 2707.67 (612.91) 15
TBLH lean mass (g) 6342.16 (734.96) 19 6341.92 (596.49) 12 6342.57 (1004.06) 7 6800.17 (622.59) 23 6904.13 (558.27) 15 6605.25 (726.85) 8 6654.26 (631.98) 27 6482.67 (845.35) 15
TBLH bone mass (g) 170.32 (24.35) 19 170.58 (14.49) 12 169.86 (37.33) 7 176.57 (24.75) 23 182 (24.05) 15 166.38 (22.81) 8 176.93 (20.83) 27 168.00 (29.89) 15
Percent fat mass 29.80 (3.13) 19 29.84 (2.96) 12 29.73 (3.64) 7 27.92 (2.96) 23 27.97 (2.58) 15 27.81 (3.76) 8 28.80 (2.86) 27 28.71 (3.70) 15
Percent fat-free mass 70.20 (3.13) 19 70.16 (2.96) 12 70.27 (3.64) 7 72.08 (2.96) 23 72.03 (2.58) 15 72.19 (3.76) 8 71.20 (2.86) 27 71.29 3.70) 15