| |
Males
|
Females
|
|---|
|
Age group (years)
|
N
|
Mean age
|
SD
|
Mean height
|
SD
|
N
|
Mean age
|
SD
|
Mean height
|
SD
|
|---|
|
Early childhood (3–6)
|
98
|
4.39
|
1.12
|
110.1
|
9.8
|
95
|
4.38
|
1.18
|
109.2
|
10.7
|
|
Late childhood (7–12)
|
128
|
9.49
|
1.82
|
141.8
|
14.0
|
118
|
9.76
|
1.67
|
141.7
|
13.0
|
|
Puberty (13–15)
|
52
|
13.89
|
0.83
|
168.9***
|
9.2
|
56
|
13.79
|
0.85
|
161.8
|
7.0
|
|
Adolescence (16–18)
|
46
|
17.43
|
0.83
|
180.3***
|
9.2
|
65
|
17.63
|
0.67
|
166.5
|
7.5
|
|
Young adult (19–21)
|
98
|
20.12
|
0.84
|
180.9***
|
8.4
|
215
|
20.01
|
0.82
|
167.0
|
6.4
|
|
Adult (22–25)
|
222
|
23.55
|
1.08
|
182.2***
|
7.1
|
360
|
23.46
|
1.09
|
165.7
|
6.9
|
|
Total
|
646
| | | | |
909
| | | | |
- Significant difference between males and females indicated as *p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001. Age reported in years. Height reported in cm
