Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
From: Anthropometrically determined nutritional status of urban primary schoolchildren in Makurdi, Nigeria
| Â | Â | Â | Weight (kg) | Height (cm) | BMI (kg.m-2) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Boys n | Girls n | Boys Mean (SD) | Girls Mean (SD) | p-value | Boys Mean (SD) | Girls Mean (SD) | p-value | Boys Mean (SD) | Girls Mean (SD) | p-value |
9 | 192 | 213 | 26.1 (2.8) | 26.3 (3.4) | 0.4632 | 129.9 (5.3) | 131.4 (5.8) | 0.0007* | 15. 4 (1.3) | 15.2 (1.6) | 0.1503 |
10 | 279 | 303 | 28.9 (3.4) | 29.7 (4.8) | 0.0188* | 135.0 (6.0) | 136.1 (6.1) | 0.0379* | 15.8 (1.7) | 16.0 (2.2) | 0.2867 |
11 | 234 | 244 | 30.4 (4.0) | 32.8 (4.4) | < .0001* | 139.8 (6.1) | 141.7 (5.7) | 0.0004* | 15.6 (1.9) | 16.3 (1.9) | 0.0001* |
12 | 274 | 276 | 32.3 (4.3) | 35.9 (6.2) | < .0001* | 142.1 (6.7) | 145.4 (6.6) | < .0001* | 16.0 (2.1) | 16.9 (2.6) | 0.0001* |