Table 2 Mean height, weight and BMI the children according to the age and sex
From: Nutritional status of school children living in Northern part of Sri Lanka
Age (yrs) | N | aHeight | bWeight | cBMI | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean±SD (cm) | Mean Z score ±SD | Mean±SD (kg) | Mean Z score ±SD | Mean±SD (kgm− 2) | Mean Z score ±SD | |||||||||
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
6 | 20 | 21 | 110.9±3.7 | 109.6±2.8 | −1.0 ±0.7 | − 1.1±0.5 | 17.2±2.9 | 15.9±1.2 | −0.2±1.2 | −0.4±1.1 | 13.9±1.5 | 13.2±0.9 | −1.2±1.1 | −1.5±0.8 |
7 | 17 | 17 | 116.7±5.4 | 114.9±5.6 | −0.9±1.0 | −1.08±1.0 | 18.9±3.0 | 17.9±3.1 | −0.7±1.5 | −0.4±1.1 | 13.9±2.8 | 13.5±1.9 | −1.5±1.8 | −1.5±1.5 |
8 | 30 | 31 | 126.7±6.5 | 125.2±5.9 | 0.9±1.1 | −0.21±1.0 | 22.6±3.9 | 21.5±3.8 | 0.7±0.9 | −0.3±1.0 | 14.0±1.4 | 13.6±1.6 | −1.4±1.1 | −1.5±1.3 |
9 | 40 | 42 | 128.1±6.3 | 125.9±19.3 | −0.7±1.0 | −0.6±1.01 | 23.2±4.8 | 23.9±6.3 | 0.4±0.7 | 0.2±0.9 | 14.0±2.02 | 14.6±2.5 | −1.7±1.4 | −1.1±1.5 |
10 | 47 | 49 | 134.6±6.4 | 135.4±8.7 | −0.5±1.0 | −0.5±1.3 | 28.5±7.2 | 28.8±10. | −0.9±1.1 | 0.1±1.1 | 15.5±2.9 | 15.4±3.8 | −0.9±1.7 | −1.1±1.5 |
11 | 72 | 76 | 141.3±6.8 | 143.1±8.7 | −0.2±1.0 | −0.3±1.3 | 32.6±8.6 | 33.5±9.8 | −0.5±1.3 | −0.5±1.4 | 16.1±3.2 | 16.1±3.0 | −0.9±1.7 | −0.9±1.6 |
12 | 75 | 78 | 143.6±7.1 | 144.8±6.8 | −0.7±1.0 | −0.9±1.0 | 35.0±10.2 | 35.2±9.5 | −0.5±1.6 | −0.7±1.4 | 16.7±3.8 | 16.5±3.5 | −0.9±1.8 | −1.1±1.6 |
13 | 74 | 76 | 147.4±7.5 | 151.0±1.3 | −1.1±1.0 | −0.7±1.0 | 35.3±11.3 | 41.1±10.9 | −1.2±1.4 | −0.5±1.4 | 16.0±3.6 | 17.8±3.8 | −1.7±1.6 | −0.8±1.6 |
14 | 50 | 52 | 156.4±8.8 | 155.2±6.3 | −0.8±1.1 | −0.6±0.9 | 45.2±15.3 | 45.5±10.4 | −0.7±1.7 | −0.6±1.4 | 18.1±4.7 | 18.8±3.7 | −1.0±2.1 | −0.6±1.4 |
15 | 43 | 45 | 163.2±9.7 | 157.1±7.3 | −0.7±1.2 | −0.6±1.0 | 49.4±13.4 | 45.9±10.9 | −0.7±1.4 | −1.1±1.6 | 18.4±4.2 | 18.5±3.8 | −1.1±1.8 | −1.0±1.6 |
16 | 28 | 29 | 169.3±8.2 | 157.9±7.1 | −0.4±1.1 | −0.7±1.0 | 57.2±15.4 | 50.4±10.2 | −0.2±1.5 | −0.4±1.2 | 19.7±4.4 | 20.1±3.4 | −0.7±1.8 | −0.4±1.1 |
Total | 496 | 516 | 143.0±16.2 | 142.3±15.8 | −0.7±1.1 | −0.6±1.1 | 34.8±14.6 | 34.9±13.2 | −0.5±1.4 | −0.5±1.3 | 16.3±3.8 | 16.6±3.7 | −1.2±1.7 | −0.9±1.5 |