Table 2 |
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Median anthropometric parameters of the children according to sex at the beginning of the study. |
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286 Female |
264 Males |
All children (550) |
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Parameters |
Mean |
Variance |
Mean |
Variance |
Mean |
Variance |
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Age (months) |
15.64 |
8.08 |
15.01 |
6.87 |
15.30 |
7.41 |
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Weight (Kg) |
5.82 |
1.17 |
6.28* |
1.36 |
6.07 |
1.29 |
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Height (cm) |
68.07 |
6.73 |
68.43 |
7.48 |
68.27 |
7.13 |
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P.B. |
10.75 |
1.13 |
10.99 |
1.25 |
10.88 |
1.20 |
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Student T test * P = 0.0001 |
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Simpore et al. Nutrition Journal 2006 5:3 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-3 |
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