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Table 3 Mean height and weight of girls 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)

Girl’s height

 2

54

82.2 (5.8)

32

79.1 (2.8)*

  

 3

26

91.1 (5.4)

33

86.1 (4.4)*

  

 4

36

97.7 (6.1)

32

92.5 (4.7)*

  

 5

25

104.8 (8.5)

29

101 (4.5)*

  

 6

25

114.9 (7.1)

37

106 (6.9)*

  

 7

25

120.3 (7.6)

71

112.3 (5.8)*

  

 8

34

123.2 (5.3)

71

117.5 (5.9)*

7

119.3 (5.4)*

 9

31

127.0 (5.7)

110

123.9 (6.9)

18

119.7 (3.7)*

 10

30

133.4 (9.1)

89

128.8 (6.0)*

11

126.1 (7.4)*

 11

35

139.0 (8.6)

81

133.2 (6.9)*

14

127.2 (5.0)*

 12

37

144.1 (8.0)

92

135.3 (6.9)*

8

130.5 (9.9)*

 13

37

148.5 (10.4)

38

142.8 (7.1)*

19

133.9 (6.8)*

 14

38

151.4 (9.5)

43

148.2 (6.8)*

  

 15

37

155.7 (7.4)

36

151.6 (5.7)*

  

 16

35

155.8 (5.2)

33

152.7 (6.2)*

  

 17

28

158.1 (6.6)

36

156.8 (5.2)

  

 18

22

156.5 (5.2)

12

157.4 (7.1)

  

 19

4

156.4 (3.5)

16

159.4 (5.1)

  

Girl’s weight

 2

54

11.4 (1.7)

32

9.4 (1.1)*

  

 3

26

14.0 (1.8)

33

12 (1.4)*

  

 4

36

14.9 (1.6)

32

13.5 (1.4)*

  

 5

25

17.0 (2.7)

29

15.1 (0.9)*

  

 6

25

19.5 (3.0)

37

16.6 (2.9)*

  

 7

25

22.6 (4.2)

71

17.9 (2.9)*

  

 8

34

23.4 (3.2)

71

20.5 (2.6)*

7

21.3 (2.8)*

 9

31

24.5 (3.1)

110

22.7 (3.4)*

18

22.1 (2.3)*

 10

30

29.0 (5.8)

89

25.3 (3.2)*

11

24.9 (3.6)*

 11

35

31.4 (5.1)

81

27.3 (4.2)*

14

25.7 (4.1)*

 12

37

35.3 (7.1)

92

28.6 (4.4)*

8

26.6 (4.8)*

 13

37

38.9 (8.4)

38

33.3 (5.5)*

19

29.2 (4.7)*

 14

38

41.4 (8.9)

43

37.7 (6.3)*

  

 15

37

47.7 (7.8)

36

40.3 (5.3)*

  

 16

35

49.8 (7.9)

33

43.8 (6.6)*

  

 17

28

54.0 (9.5)

36

50.5 (6.6)*

  

 18

22

52.7 (6.2)

12

51.8 (7.0)

  

 19

4

53.8 (2.9)

16

54.5 (5.5)

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