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Table 1 Mean ± SD of physical characteristics of the participants (n = 2070)

From: Undernutrition and associated factors among children aged 5–10 years in West Bengal, India: a community-based cross-sectional study

 

Age, years

Number

Height

Weight

BMI

Mean ± SD

95% CI

Mean ± SD

95% CI

Mean ± SD

95% CI

Boy

5

160

111.2 ± 9.89

109.66–112.74

18.56 ± 6.36

17.57–19.56

14.99 ± 4.74

14.25–15.73

6

166

115.54 ± 8.27

114.27–116.81

19.55 ± 5.77

18.66–20.43

14.48 ± 3.16

13.99–14.96

7

177

118.88 ± 6.79

117.87–119.89

21.04 ± 4.09

20.43–21.65

14.83 ± 2.14

14.51–15.15

8

212

123.19 ± 8.3

122.07–124.32

23.17 ± 5.47

22.43–23.91

15.14 ± 2.45

14.81–15.67

9

169

124.88 ± 9.52

123.43–126.33

24.95 ± 6.5

23.96–25.94

15.86 ± 3.07

15.39–13.32

10

137

128.57 ± 8.38

127.15–129.98

26.44 ± 7.45

25.18–27.7

15.81 ± 3.23

15.26–16.35

All

1021

120.32 ± 10.22

119.69–120.95

22.22 ± 6.52

21.82–22.62

15.16 ± 3.22

14.96–15.36

F ratio

87.393 (p < 0.001)

42.143 (p < 0.001)

4.724 (p < 0.001)

Girl

5

174

109.99 ± 7.74

108.93–111.14

16.98 ± 4.68

16.27–17.68

13.96 ± 3.19

13.49–14.44

6

180

113.83 ± 7.61

112.71–114.95

18.58 ± 4.22

17.96–19.19

14.29 ± 2.72

13.89–14.69

7

191

118.9 ± 7.59

117.82–119.98

20.69 ± 4.29

20.07–21.29

14.58 ± 2.36

14.24–14.91

8

204

122.92 ± 7.64

121.73–122

22.5 ± 5.07

21.8–23.2

14.8 ± 2.44

14.46–15.13

9

165

126.34 ± 7.9

125.13–127.56

25.09 ± 7.17

23.98–26.19

15.54 ± 3.41

15.01–16.06

10

135

130.85 ± 6.41

129.76–131.94

27.03 ± 5.9

26.02–26.8

15.77 ± 3.26

15.21–16.32

All

1049

120.04 ± 10.15

119.43–120.66

21.57 ± 6.21

21.19– 21.94

14.77 ± 2.94

14.59– 14.95

F ratio

171.794 (p < 0.001)

83.987 (p < 0.001)

9.114 (p < 0.001)

Both sexes

5

334

110.57 ± 8.84

109.62–111.52

17.74 ± 5.59

17.13–18.34

14.46 ± 4.04

14.02–14.89

6

346

114.65 ± 7.96

113.81–115.49

19.04 ± 5.04

18.51–19.58

14.38 ± 2.94

14.08–14.69

7

368

118.89 ± 7.21

118.15–119.63

20.86 ± 4.2

20.43–21.29

14.7 ± 2.27

14.46–14.93

8

416

123.06 ± 7.98

122.29–123.83

22.84 ± 5.29

22.33–23.35

14.97 ± 2.45

14.73–15.21

9

334

125.6 ± 8.79

124.66–126.55

25.02 ± 6.84

24.28–25.75

15.7 ± 3.25

15.35–16.05

10

272

129.7 ± 7.54

128.8–130.6

26.72 ± 6.73

25.93–27.53

15.78 ± 3.25

15.4–16.17

 

All

2070

120.18 ± 10.18

119.74–120.62

21.89 ± 6.37

21.62–22.17

14.97 ± 3.09

14.83–15.1

F ratio

245.241 (p < 0.001)

119.895 (p < 0.001)

12.622 (p < 0.001)