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Table 2 height, weight and head circumference differences between normal and stunted female children from birth to age 7 y

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

 

Height (cm)

Weight (gr)

Head circumference (cm)

Age (month)

Difference between groups

CI95%

P. v

Difference between groups

CI95%

P. v

Difference between groups

CI95%

P. v

Birth – 2 month (m)

−0.53

(− 1.68 to 0.62)

0.36

− 142.96

(− 271.83 to − 14.08)

0.03

−0.79

(− 1.56 to − 0.01)

0.04

2–4 m

− 0.72

(−2.01 to 0.56)

0.26

− 234.37

(− 416.93 to − 51.81)

0.01

− 0.59

(− 1.42 to 0.22)

0.15

4–6 m

− 0.68

(− 2.06 to 0.70)

0.33

− 311.09

(− 569.99 to − 52.19)

0.01

−0.79

(− 1.62 to 0.03)

0.06

6–9 m

0.09

(−1.34 to 1.54)

0.89

--289.40

(− 556.27 to − 22.52)

0.03

−0.81

(− 1.66 to 0.036)

0.06

9–12 m

0.97

(0.20 to 1.73)

0.01

− 247.71

(− 561.41 to 65.98)

0.12

−0.31

(− 0.67 to 0.05)

0.09

1–2 year (y)

0.61

(−0.18 to 1.41)

0.13

−137.19

(− 450.52 to 176.13)

0.38

−0.17

(−0.51 to 0.17)

0.32

2–3 y

0.93

(−0.11 to 1.98)

0.08

− 181.43

(− 586.30 to 223.43)

0.37

   

3–4 y

1.90

(0.71 to 3.09)

0.002

−18.57

(− 544.46 to 507.31)

0.94

   

4–5 y

3.10

(1.85 to 4.35)

<0.001

87.11

(− 465.52 to 639.74)

0.75

   

5–6 y

5.64

(4.46 to 6.82)

< 0.001

− 14.06

(− 670.00 to 641.88)

0.96

   

6–7 y

7.01

(5.97 to 8.05)

< 0.001

119.27

(− 631.02 to 869.56)

0.75

   

7 y

8.11

(7.24 to 8.97)

< 0.001

283.21

(− 457.54 to 1023.97)

0.45