Table 1 Means with 95% CIs for anthropometric and body composition indices at 6 months of age, stratified by sex, among infants from the 0 to 6-mo cohort.

From: Infant body composition at 6 and 24 months: what are the driving factors?

Outcomes

Australia

India

South Africa

All countries

Girls

n = 45

n = 48

n = 31

n = 124

Weight, kg

7.11 (6.93; 7.30)

6.78 (6.56; 7.00)

7.21 (6.97; 7.44)

7.01 (6.89; 7.13)

Length, cm

64.55 (63.95; 65.15)

65.20 (64.56; 65.84)

64.08 (63.17; 64.99)

64.68 (64.28; 65.08)

FM, kg

1.89 (1.78; 2.00)

1.87 (1.72; 2.02)

2.02 (1.84; 2.20)

1.92 (1.84; 2.00)

FFM, kg

5.22 (5.07; 5.37)

4.91 (4.79; 5.04)

5.17 (5.04; 5.31)

5.09 (5.01; 5.17)

FMI, kg/m2

4.55 (4.28; 4.81)

4.38 (4.07; 4.70)

4.99 (4.48; 5.50)

4.59 (4.39; 4.79)

FFMI, kg/m2

12.51 (12.27; 12.76)

11.55 (11.33; 11.77)

12.65 (12.20; 13.10)

12.17 (11.99; 12.36)

Boys

n = 40

n = 48

n = 19

n = 107

Weight, kg

7.43 (7.21; 7.65)

7.52 (7.30; 7.74)

7.36 (7.00; 7.73)

7.46 (7.32; 7.60)

Length, cm

66.33 (65.65; 67.01)

66.87 (66.30; 67.45)

66.44 (65.15; 67.74)

66.59 (66.18; 67.01)

FM, kg

1.79 (1.67; 1.91)

2.01 (1.85; 2.17)

1.91 (1.68; 2.14)

1.91 (1.82; 2.00)

FFM, kg

5.65 (5.49; 5.80)

5.51 (5.38; 5.64)

5.45 (5.26; 5.65)

5.55 (5.46; 5.64)

FMI, kg/m2

4.06 (3.79; 4.34)

4.48 (4.15; 4.82)

4.40 (3.81; 4.98)

4.31 (4.11; 4.52)

FFMI, kg/m2

12.83 (12.57; 13.08)

12.32 (12.06; 12.59)

12.42 (11.90; 12.94)

12.53 (12.35; 12.71)