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Table 1 Mean values (standard deviation, SD) for body weight (BW), height (Ht), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) for Colombian children and adolescents aged 9–17.9 years

From: Using LMS tables to determine waist circumference and waist-to-height ratios in Colombian children and adolescents: the FUPRECOL study

Sex

n

Body weight (kg)

Height (cm)

BMI (kg/m2)

WC (cm)

WHtR

Boys

      

 9 to 9.9

258

32.1 (7.5)

133.5 (6.5)

17.8 (3.1)

60.8 (6.7)*

0.455 (0.044)**

 10 to 10.9

466

34.5 (8.5)

137.3 (7.4)*

18.1 (3.3)

61.7 (8.0)*

0.450 (0.052)**

 11 to 11.9

445

37.2 (8.8)*

141.9 (8.2)*

18.3 (3.2)

63.5 (7.6)*

0.448 (0.047)**

 12 to 12.9

404

41.3 (9.1)*

147.1 (8.2)*

18.9 (3.2)

64.7 (7.5)*

0.440 (0.047)**

 13 to 13.9

401

46.0 (9.8)*

153.5 (9.3)*

19.4 (3.3)**

65.8 (7.7)

0.429 (0.048)

 14 to 14.9

443

50.0 (9.7)*

158.9 (9.1)**

19.7 (3.0)**

67.1 (7.1)

0.423 (0.043)**

 15 to 15.9

426

54.4 (9.7)*

163.3 (8.9)**

20.3 (3.0)**

69.2 (6.7)

0.424 (0.042)**

 16 to 16.9

365

57.7 (8.7)**

166.7 (7.2)**

20.8 (2.9)**

70.6 (7.1)**

0.424 (0.045)**

 17 to 17.9

252

60.8 (10.3)**

168.1 (7.4)**

21.5 (3.3)**

72.1 (7.4)**

0.430 (0.044)*

  Total

3460

45.5 (13.0)*

151.9 (14.1)**

19.4 (3.3)**

66.0 (8.1)**

0.436 (0.048)

Girls

      

 9 to 9.9

308

32.1 (7.4)

134.6 (7.6)

17.6 (3.0)

59.3 (6.6)

0.441 (0.041)

 10 to 10.9

659

35.0 (7.9)

138.4 (7.6)

18.1 (3.0)

60.9 (7.4)

0.439 (0.047)

 11 to 11.9

645

38.3 (7.9)

143.7 (7.5)

18.4 (2.9)

62.1 (6.7)

0.432 (0.044)

 12 to 12.9

549

42.8 (8.6)

148.5 (7.3)

19.3 (3.0)

63.2 (6.9)

0.426 (0.044)

 13 to 13.9

472

47.4 (9.0)

152.4 (6.3)

20.3 (3.2)

65.2 (7.3)

0.427 (0.046)

 14 to 14.9

609

51.0 (8.9)

154.6 (6.5)

21.3 (3.3)

67.3 (8.0)

0.436 (0.052)

 15 to 15.9

504

52.7 (8.6)

155.7 (6.8)

21.7 (3.1)

68.5 (7.1)

0.440 (0.046)

 16 to 16.9

450

53.9 (8.6)

156.4 (5.8)

22.0 (3.1)

68.7 (7.7)

0.440 (0.049)

 17 to 17.9

296

55.1 (9.3)

156.8 (6.5)

22.4 (3.6)

69.5 (7.7)

0.444 (0.050)

  Total

4494

44.8 (11.5)

148.7 (10.1)

20.0 (3.5)

64.8 (8.0)

0.436 (0.047)

  1. Data values are reported as mean and standard deviation (SD)
  2. Significant difference between boys and girls within the same age group: *P < 0.01, **P < 0.0001