Table 1 Anthropometric mesurements of the schoolchildren
From: Vitamin D levels in schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study in Kuwait
Measurement | Total (n = 199) | Boys (n = 93) | Girls (n = 106) | p-value * | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | IQR | Min | Max | Median | IQR | Min | Max | Median | IQR | Min | Max | ||
Age years | 8.5 | 7.0–9.5 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 7.0–9.0 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 7.0–9.5 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 0.267 |
Weight kg | 29.0 | 24.0–36.2 | 14.0 | 80.5 | 28.5 | 24.1–38.8 | 16.5 | 80.5 | 29.2 | 23.0–35.6 | 14.0 | 71.0 | 0.688 |
Height cm | 128.0 | 121.0–135.0 | 29.3 | 158.5 | 128.0 | 120.3–133.0 | 29.3 | 153.0 | 128.5 | 121.9–135.1 | 99.0 | 158.5 | 0.326 |
BMI kg/cm2 | 17.7 | 15.6–21.0 | 12.7 | 36.3 | 18.1 | 15.9–21.7 | 12.9 | 36.3 | 17.7 | 15.4–19.8 | 12.7 | 31.7 | 0.212 |
Head circumference cm | 53.0 | 52.0–54.0 | 35.0 | 58.0 | 53.0 | 52.0–54.0 | 35.0 | 58.0 | 53.0 | 51.0–54.0 | 49.0 | 58.0 | 0.108 |
Wrist cm | 14.0 | 13.0–15.0 | 11.0 | 40.0 | 14.0 | 13.0–15.0 | 11.0 | 40.0 | 13.8 | 13.0–14.5 | 11.0 | 17.0 | 0.001 |