Table 1 Demographic and growth parameters of the study population according to age category and sex
From: The effect of foetal and early childhood growth on metabolic derangements of Sri Lankan children
Characteristic | 5 – < 10-year age group | 10 – 15-year age group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (N = 239) | Female (n = 181) | Male (n = 255) | Female (n = 158) | ||
Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | ||
Age (years) | 7.8(1.3) | 7.9(1.3) | 12.3(1.5) | 12.6(1.5) | |
Birth weight | 3.0(0.5) | 3.0(0.6) | 3.0(0.5) | 2.9(0.5) | |
Height (cm) | 124.2(8.9) | 125.0(9.9) | 146.8(11.4) | 148.2(9.8) | |
Weight (kg) | 23.1(6.4) | 24.9(8.5)* | 36.5(10.8) | 39.8(12.6)* | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 14.8(2.5) | 15.6(3.3)* | 16.6(3.3) | 17.8(4.3)* | |
Height Z-score | -0.32(1.0) | -0.25(1.1) | -0.71(1.1) | -0.6(1.2) | |
Weight Z-score | -0.8(1.4) | -0.32(1.6)* | ‡ | ||
BMI Z-score | -1.02(1.5) | -0.7(1.8) | -1.02(1.7) | -0.6(1.7)* | |
Fat mass (kg) | 4.4(3.7) | 6.2(4.8)* | 7.2(5.4) | 11.4(8.0)* | |
Fat free mass (kg) | 18.7(3.8) | 18.7(4.5) | 29.2(7.8) | 28.4(6.3) | |
Fat mass index (kg/m2) | 2.8(2.0) | 3.7(2.5)* | 3.3(2.3) | 5.1(3.3)* | |
Fat free mass index (kg/m2) | 12.0(1.2) | 11.8(1.4) | 13.3(1.8) | 12.8(1.7)* | |
% FM | 17.5(9.1) | 22.2(9.8)* | 18.7(8.9) | 26.2(10.8)* | |
Waist Circumference (cm) | 53.6(7.5) | 56.1(8.8)* | 61.9(9.7) | 64.8(10.7)* | |