Table 1 Characteristics of the participants (N = 183)

n (%)

n (%)

 One (age 5)

44 (48.4)

47 (51.6)

0.210^a

 Four (age 9)

53 (57.6)

39 (42.4)

 Qatari

58 (43.9)

74 (56.1)

<0.001^a

 Non Qatari

39 (76.5)

12 (23.5)

Anthropometry

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 Age (Years)

5.7 ± 0.5

5.9 ± 0.6

0.040^b

 Height (cm)

118.1 ± 5.8

119 ± 10.5

0.652^b

 Weight (Kg)

22.9 ± 5.8

22.4 ± 4.6

0.601^b

 Body mass index (Kg/m²)

16.2 ± 2.9

15.9 ± 2.6

0.500^b

 Age (Years)

9.1 ± 0.6

8.8 ± 0.4

0.010^b

 Height (cm)

136.9 ± 7.9

133.7 ± 8.3

0.063^b

 Weight (Kg)

37.2 ± 13.8

36.6 ± 11.9

0.834^b

 Body mass index (Kg/m²)

19.6 ± 5.7

20.1 ± 4.6

0.626^b