Table 2 Age- and gender-specific smoothed height percentiles for Pakistani primary school children aged five to twelve years (n = 1860)
Characteristics | Percentiles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 3rd | 5th | 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th | 95th | 97th |
Boys (n = 977) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
5 years (61-71 months) | 101.5 | 102.9 | 105.2 | 109.0 | 113.3 | 117.6 | 121.5 | 123.8 | 125.3 |
6 years (72-83 months) | 105.8 | 107.4 | 109.7 | 113.7 | 118.2 | 122.7 | 126.9 | 129.3 | 131.0 |
7 years (84-95 months) | 110.6 | 112.2 | 114.6 | 118.8 | 123.5 | 128.3 | 132.7 | 135.3 | 137.1 |
8 years (96-107 months) | 115.1 | 116.8 | 119.3 | 123.7 | 128.6 | 133.7 | 138.3 | 141.1 | 143.0 |
9 years (108-119 months) | 119.2 | 120.9 | 123.6 | 128.1 | 133.3 | 138.5 | 143.4 | 146.4 | 148.4 |
10 years (120-131 months) | 122.8 | 124.5 | 127.2 | 131.9 | 137.2 | 142.7 | 147.8 | 150.9 | 153.0 |
11 years (132-143 months) | 125.7 | 127.5 | 130.2 | 135.0 | 140.5 | 146.2 | 151.5 | 154.8 | 156.9 |
12 years (144-155 months) | 128.2 | 130.0 | 132.8 | 137.6 | 143.2 | 149.1 | 154.6 | 158.0 | 160.3 |
Girls (n = 883) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
5 years (61-71 months) | 102.9 | 104.2 | 106.3 | 109.9 | 114.1 | 118.6 | 122.9 | 125.6 | 127.4 |
6 years (72-83 months) | 106.8 | 108.2 | 110.4 | 114.3 | 118.7 | 123.5 | 127.9 | 130.7 | 132.5 |
7 years (84-95 months) | 110.7 | 112.2 | 114.6 | 118.7 | 123.4 | 128.3 | 133.0 | 135.8 | 137.7 |
8 years (96-107 months) | 114.7 | 116.3 | 118.9 | 123.2 | 128.2 | 133.4 | 138.2 | 141.1 | 143.0 |
9 years (108-119 months) | 118.8 | 120.6 | 123.3 | 128.0 | 133.3 | 138.7 | 143.6 | 146.6 | 148.6 |
10 years (120-131 months) | 123.1 | 125.0 | 127.9 | 132.9 | 138.5 | 144.1 | 149.2 | 152.3 | 154.3 |
11 years (132-143 months) | 127.3 | 129.3 | 132.5 | 137.8 | 143.7 | 149.6 | 154.9 | 158.0 | 160.1 |
12 years (144-155 months) | 131.2 | 133.4 | 136.8 | 142.4 | 148.6 | 154.8 | 160.2 | 163.4 | 165.5 |