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Table 1 Distribution of height and weight for each sex and age group in the two study- populations NHS and Young-HUNT

From: Changes in BMI-distribution from 1966–69 to 1995–97 in adolescents. The Young-HUNT study, Norway

Age

N

Height

Weight

 

NHS (66/69)

Young- HUNT (95–97)

NHS (66/69)

Young- HUNT (95–97)

NHS (66/69)

Young- HUNT (95–97)

Boys

  

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

14

973

755

163.9

8.7

170.6

8.3

53.4

9.8

59.7

11.5

15

960

756

170.5

8.0

175.3

7.2

60.1

9.2

64.7

11.1

16

922

658

174.0

6.6

178.3

6.7

64.0

9.0

68.4

11.3

17

767

639

176.3

6.5

180.1

6.5

67.3

8.2

72.5

12.0

18

750

499

177.0

6.6

180.1

7.0

69.7

8.3

74.4

12.2

Girls

          

14

941

773

161.6

5.7

164.6

6.2

53.9

7.6

56.4

9.7

15

932

755

163.4

5.7

166.2

5.9

56.4

8.2

58.9

9.0

16

825

667

164.2

5.6

166.4

5.9

58.4

8.3

60.4

9.5

17

691

610

164.7

5.7

166.7

6.2

59.7

7.9

62.0

9.7

18

617

542

164.9

5.5

167.3

5.7

60.4

8.1

63.7

10.8