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Table 1 Height, weight and head circumference differences between normal and stunted male children from birth to age 7

From: Growth retardation among children in southern Iran: a 7-year population based cohort study

 

Height (cm)

Weight (gr)

Head circumference (cm)

Age

Difference between groupsa

CI95%

P. value

Difference between groups

CI95%

P. value

Difference between groups

CI95%

P. value

Birth – 2 month (m)

0.37

(−0.25 to 0.99)

0.24

56.61

(−60.38 to 173.62)

0.34

−0.23

(− 1.02 to 0.55)

0.55

2–4 m

0.47

(−0.26 to 1.22)

0.20

118.19

(−95.41 to 331.81)

0.27

0.06

(−0.38 to 0.50)

0.79

4–6 m

0.22

(−0.47 to 0.91)

0.52

45.79

(− 212.09 to 303.68)

0.72

−0.07

(− 0.52 to 0.36)

0.72

6–9 m

0.70

(0.006 to 1.41)

0.04

105.54

(− 139.16 to 350.26)

0.39

−0.11

(− 0.52 to 0.28)

0.56

9–12 m

1.22

(0.45 to 1.99)

0.002

379.62

(58.21 to 701.03)

0.02

0.06

(− 0.35 to 0.48)

0.75

1–2 year (y)

1.87

(1.09 to 2.64)

< 0.001

438.50

(135.82 to 741.17)

0.005

−0.002

(−0.40 to 0.39)

0.98

2–3 y

3.91

(2.79 to 5.03)

< 0.001

726.65

(265.57 to 1187.74)

0.002

   

3–4 y

4.83

(3.51 to 6.14)

< 0.001

854.88

(395.02 to 1314.75)

<0.001

   

4–5 y

5.89

(3.39 to 8.40)

<0.001

1384.50

(824.00 to 1945.01)

<0.001

   

5–6 y

7.95

(6.58 to 9.32)

<0.001

1384.98

(672.85 to 2097.10)

<0.001

   

6–7 y

8.77

(7.60 to 9.94)

<0.001

1606.14

(836.09 to 2376.19)

<0.001

   

7 y

9.38

(8.45 to 10.32)

<0.001

1265.19

(502.56 to 2027.82)

0.001

   
  1. aNormal – stunt children
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