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Table 2 Mean height and weight of boys compared with subjects from previous Zambian study

From: Evaluation of the nutritional status of rural children living in Zambia

Age

n

2011–2012, mean (SD)

n

1993a, mean (SD)

n

1957–1958b, mean (SD)

Boy’s height

 2

40

84.6 (5.4)

35

81.1 (3.6)*

  

 3

31

91.5 (6.5)

33

87.2 (4.5)*

  

 4

38

101.6 (7.1)

26

94.5 (3.4)*

  

 5

32

108.2 (6.3)

40

100.6 (4.7)*

  

 6

24

112.8 (7.1)

35

107.7 (4.4)*

  

 7

25

116.6 (7.4)

54

113.2 (7.1)*

3

129.8 (5)*

 8

24

122.6 (5.8)

61

116.9 (5.6)*

2

124.2 (2.9)*

 9

23

125.1 (6.1)

109

124.7 (6.9)

25

124.9 (6.6)

 10

24

129.3 (5.7)

61

129 (6.9)

15

127.7 (4.6)

 11

50

135.6 (8.6)

49

131.8 (5.3)*

7

132.1 (7.1)*

 12

30

140.6 (8.6)

71

136.9 (7.2)*

34

135.7 (8.5)*

 13

32

145.5 (10.4)

48

137.7 (6.6)*

2

142.3 (9.2)*

 14

50

150.0 (9.4)

48

144.8 (8.0)*

  

 15

47

156.0 (9.1)

26

152.7 (9.1)*

  

 16

33

160.0 (8.4)

44

157.5 (10.0)

  

 17

30

163.4 (9.0)

69

161.8 (8.1)

  

 18

29

167.5 (6.0)

18

165.8 (6.7)

  

 19

14

168.9 (7.3)

30

166.4 (5.6)

  

Boy’s weight

 2

40

12.5 (1.5)

35

10.4 (1.2)*

  

 3

31

14.7 (2.0)

33

12.5 (1.6)*

  

 4

38

16.1 (2.3)

26

13.9 (1.3)*

  

 5

32

18.5 (2.0)

40

14.8 (1.5)*

  

 6

24

19.7 (3.2)

35

17 (2.2)*

  

 7

25

21.0 (2.8)

54

19.2 (2.8)*

3

26.5 (1.4)*

 8

24

23.7 (3.6)

61

20.6 (2.9)*

2

23.4 (3.5)

 9

23

24.7 (3.5)

109

23.2 (3.1)*

25

26 (4.9)

 10

24

25.8 (2.6)

61

25.5 (3.9)

15

25.2 (2.2)

 11

50

29.5 (6.1)

49

26.5 (2.9)*

7

27.8 (3.8)*

 12

30

33.1 (4.8)

71

30.3 (5.0)*

34

31.6 (6.9)

 13

32

34.8 (7.1)

48

30.4 (4.4)*

2

33.5 (5.9)

 14

50

38.6 (7.3)

48

33.7 (5.5)*

  

 15

47

43.9 (7.6)

26

39.6 (6.8)*

  

 16

33

48.0 (7.6)

44

44.2 (9.7)*

  

 17

30

52.6 (9.6)

69

49.7 (7.9)*

  

 18

29

57.3 (5.8)

18

53.5 (7.5)*

  

 19

14

59.4 (5.6)

30

54.6 (8.2)*

  
  1. aGillet [6]
  2. bGillet and Tobias [7]
  3. *P < 0.05, by Z test