Table 2 |
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Age and gender specific mean BMI values according to socio demographic subgroups |
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2003 |
Boys |
Girls |
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Age (yrs) |
Urban |
Rural |
Govt |
Private |
Urban |
Rural |
Govt |
Private |
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5 |
13.7 (1.2) |
13.9 (1.4) |
13.8 (1.3) |
14.2 (1.4) |
13.7 (1.4) |
13.8 (1.5) |
13.8 (1.4) |
14.5 (1.6) |
|
6 |
14.5 (1.6) |
13.9 (1.5) |
13.9 (1.4) |
15.0 (1.7) |
14.5 (2.1) |
13.9 (1.4) |
13.8 (1.4) |
15.2 (2.4) |
|
7 |
14.6 (2.1) |
13.9 (1.4) |
13.9 (1.5) |
15.3 (2.2) |
14.7 (2.0) |
13.9 (1.5) |
13.9 (1.5) |
15.1 (2.1) |
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8 |
15.1 (2.2) |
14.2 (1.4) |
14.3 (1.4) |
15.5 (2.4) |
15.2 (2.5) |
14.3 (1.7) |
14.3 (1.8) |
15.5 (2.6) |
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9 |
15.6 (2.6) |
14.5 (1.9) |
14.5 (1.9) |
16.3 (2.7) |
15.5 (2.5) |
14.8 (2.0) |
14.8 (2.1) |
16.3 (2.7) |
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10 |
15.8 (2.9) |
14.6 (2.1) |
14.7 (2.1) |
16.9 (3.2) |
15.6 (2.5) |
15.0 (2.1) |
15.1 (2.2) |
16.8 (2.7) |
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11 |
16.2 (3.0) |
14.9 (2.2) |
15.0 (2.2) |
17.2 (3.2) |
16.3 (2.7) |
15.6 (2.3) |
15.8 (2.5) |
17.1 (3.0) |
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12 |
16.1 (2.7) |
15.5 (2.2) |
15.4 (2.2) |
17.4 (2.7) |
16.9 (2.9) |
16.2 (2.6) |
16.4 (2.7) |
18.2 (3.3) |
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13 |
17.2 (3.3) |
15.8 (2.0) |
16.0 (2.4) |
18.2 (3.6) |
17.5 (2.7) |
16.8 (2.5) |
17.1 (2.6) |
18.2 (2.7) |
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14 |
17.1 (3.3) |
16.8 (2.5) |
16.8 (2.7) |
18.4 (3.8) |
17.8 (2.7) |
17.2 (2.7) |
17.6 (2.7) |
18.4 (2.8) |
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2005 |
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7 |
14.4 (2.0) |
14.0 (1.5) |
13.9 (1.4) |
15.6 (2.8) |
14.6 (3.1) |
14.2 (1.7) |
14.0 (1.6) |
16.1 (4.2) |
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8 |
15.5 (2.4) |
14.3 (1.9) |
14.5 (2.0) |
16.1 (2.6) |
15.0 (2.3) |
14.5 (1.8) |
14.4 (1.7) |
15.8 (2.5) |
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9 |
15.8 (2.5) |
14.5 (2.0) |
14.6 (1.9) |
16.4 (2.7) |
15.9 (2.6) |
14.5 (1.6) |
14.6 (1.7) |
16.4 (2.7) |
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10 |
16.3 (2.8) |
14.8 (1.9) |
15.1 (2.1) |
16.8 (2.9) |
16.2 (2.8) |
15.5 (2.6) |
15.4 (2.5) |
16.8 (2.9) |
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11 |
16.8 (2.9) |
15.6 (2.5) |
15.7 (2.4) |
17.5 (3.1) |
16.8 (3.0) |
16.1 (2.4) |
16.2 (2.6) |
17.7 (3.2) |
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12 |
17.0 (3.2) |
15.9 (2.6) |
15.9 (2.5) |
18.3 (3.7) |
17.6 (3.1) |
16.8 (2.6) |
17.0 (2.8) |
18.6 (3.1) |
|
13 |
17.5 (3.1) |
16.5 (2.5) |
16.6 (2.6) |
18.4 (3.3) |
18.1 (2.9) |
17.5 (2.6) |
17.8 (2.7) |
18.7 (2.9) |
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14 |
17.7 (2.9) |
17.2 (2.5) |
17.1 (2.4) |
18.8 (3.3) |
18.6 (3.2) |
18.0 (2.9) |
18.2 (3.0) |
20.1 (3.6) |
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15 |
18.5 (3.3) |
17.7 (2.1) |
17.7 (2.5) |
19.4 (3.5) |
19.2 (2.9) |
18.5 (2.7) |
18.8 (2.8) |
19.7 (3.0) |
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16 |
19.3 (3.6) |
18.7 (2.6) |
18.7 (2.8) |
20.7 (4.2) |
19.2 (2.9) |
19.0 (3.6) |
19.0 (3.1) |
20.3 (2.6) |
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Figures in parenthesis are standard deviations Govt- government schools |
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Raj et al. Nutrition Journal 2009 8:55 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-8-55 |
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