Table 2 Gender differences in anthropometric profiles
From: Anthropometric profiles of 8–11 year old children from a low-income setting in South Africa
Girls (n = 867) | Boys (n = 918) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (±SD) n (%) | Mean (±SD) n (%) | ||
Age (years) | 9.4 (±0.7) | 9.6 (±0.7) | < 0.001 |
Head circumference (cm) | 48.4 (±9.3) | 48.9 (±9.2) | < 0.001 |
Height (cm) | 132.4 (±6.7) | 133.2 (±6.7) | 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 34.8 (±10.7) | 34.8 (±10.5) | 0.67 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 20.0 (±5.8) | 19.9 (±6.0) | 0.59 |
BMI Categories | 0.71 | ||
< 3rd percentile | 28 (3.2) | 37 (4.0) | |
3rd-15th percentile | 81 (9.3) | 76 (8.3) | |
15th -50th percentile | 236 (27.2) | 267 (29.1) | |
50th – 85th percentile | 284 (32.8) | 289 (31.5) | |
> 95th percentile | 238 (27.5) | 249 (27.1) |