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Table 1 Main characteristics of the study group

From: Insight into human pubertal growth by applying the QEPS growth model

Variable

Mean

Median

SD

Max

Min

Girls (N = 1139):

 Birth weight, g

3405

3400

468

5670

1620

 Birth length, cm

49.9

50.0

2.14

59.0

35.0

 Emaxa, cm

62.86

62.94

2.87

72.29

52.88

 Qmaxb, cm

97.61

97.51

7.57

125.11

75.13

 Pmaxc, cm

12.78

12.73

3.65

23.60

0.42

 Tmaxd, cm

167.26

167.24

6.04

183.35

145.68

 Adult height, cm

167.65

167.6

6.06

183.7

146.5

Boys (N = 1141):

 Birth weight, g

3513

3520

487

5420

1810

 Birth lenght, cm

50.5

51.0

2.12

60.0

41.0

 Emax, cm

65.08

65.10

2.88

74.82

56.57

 Qmax, cm

104.05

103.88

8.02

135.32

73.65

 Pmax, cm

17.34

17.48

3.63

28.85

4.11

 Tmax, cm

180.43

180.16

6.62

201.10

157.29

 Adult height, cm

180.69

180.4

6.63

201.7

157.3

  1. aGain in adult height in cm due to E-function growth
  2. bGain in adult height in cm due to Q-function growth
  3. cPubertal gain in adult height in cm due to the P-function growth
  4. dModelled total adult height in cm, T max  = E max  + Q max  + P max  − S max (all estimates by the QEPS-model)