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Table 2 Growth status of menstruating (post-) and non-menstruating (pre-) girls

From: Growth status and menarcheal age among adolescent school girls in Wannune, Benue State, Nigeria

 

n = 722

Height (cm)

Weight (kg)

BMI (kg m-2)

Age

Pre-

Post-

Pre-

Post-

Pre-

Post-

Pre-

Post-

12+

17

13

148.1 ± 6.0

159.0 ± 6.1

45.8 ± 8.2

49.8 ± 4.2*

18.7 ± 2.6

20.2 ± 3.0*

13+

13

18

151.1 ± 4.8

153.7 ± 5.6*

48.0 ± 6.7

51.4 ± 5.6*

21.0 ± 2.8

21.8 ± 2.4

14+

9

58

151. 6 ± 5.2

155.5 ± 5.3*

49.0 ± 4.1

52.2 ± 7.0*

21.3 ± 2.2

21.6 ± 2.6

15+

3

112

146.2 ± 6.7

155. 9 ± 5.9*

42.2 ± 9.8

53.5 ± 6.5*

19.5 ± 2.6

22.0 ± 2.4*

16+

3

147

153.3 ± 4.6

156. 1 ± 5.8*

48.3 ± 5.3

54. 1 ± 7.3*

20.4 ± 2.4

22.1 ± 2.5*

17+

3

167

154.5 ± 5.3

156.9 ± 5.6*

52.4 ± 5.6

55. 6 ± 7.9*

20.1 ± 3.4

22.5 ± 2.9*

18+

0

159

 

158.1 ± 6.2

 

55.1 ± 6.1

 

22.0 ± 2.2

 

48

674

      
  1. *p < 0.01