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Table 2 Mean height, weight and BMI by age and gender of children in Lifeways

From: Body mass index and height over three generations: evidence from the Lifeways cross-generational cohort study

    

Gender

   
 

Age (Years)

 

Boys

  

Girls

 
  

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

Height (cm)

< 5

33

109.88

5.02

28

110.40

5.11

 

5 to 6

214

112.11

4.70

235

112.02

4.80

 

> 6

13

116.52

3.69

6

120.22

3.81

Weight (kg)

< 5

33

20.25

2.79

28

20.54

3.31

 

5 to 6

214

20.96

2.84

235

20.84

3.03

 

> 6

13

22.03

2.46

6

25.42

2.90*

Body mass index (kg/m2)

< 5

33

16.70

1.31

28

16.83

2.34

 

5 to 6

214

16.65

1.77

235

16.56

1.77

 

> 6

13

16.20

1.44

6

17.53

1.05

  1. *T-test significant at the 0.05 level
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