Table 1 Sample sizes, means (M) and standard deviations (SD) for year of birth, age, and several anthropometric characteristics, including adjusted heights for individuals 35 years and older, of Hindu (H) and Muslim (M) men by age groups.

From: Variation in body size and weight status among Hindu and Muslim Indian males born in the 1890s through the 1950s

Age group

Religion

N

Year of birth

Age, years

Height, cm

Weight, kg

BMI, kg/m2

Sitting Ht, cm

Est Leg, Lt, cm

Sit Ht ratio

Adjusted Ht, cm

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

18–24

H

8101

1954

2.0

21.1

1.9

163.7

6.1

48.9

6.2

18.2

1.8

83.6

3.8

80.1

4.5

51.1

1.7

  

M

1200

1954

1.9

21.2

1.9

164.4

6.0

49.6

6.3

18.3

2.0

84.2

3.9

80.2

4.5*

51.2

1.6

  

25–29

H

7199

1948

1.4

26.8

1.4

163.7

6.3

50.1

7.0

18.7

2.1

83.3

3.8

80.3

4.8

50.9

1.8

  

M

1005

1948

1.5

26.6

1.5

164.5

6.1

51.1

7.6

18.9

2.4

84.1

3.8

80.4

4.5*

51.1

1.7

  

30–34

H

5791

1944

1.4

31.5

1.4

163.6

6.3

50.6

7.7

18.9

2.4

83.3

3.8

80.3

4.9

50.9

1.8

  

M

715

1944

1.4

31.4

1.4

164.5

6.0

51.2

8.0

18.9

2.6*

83.9

3.8

80.5

4.6*

51.0

1.8*

  

35–39

H

5099

1939

1.5

36.5

1.5

163.5

6.4

50.9

8.1

19.0

2.5

83.0

3.8

80.5

4.9

50.8

1.8

163.6

6.4

M

679

1939

1.5

36.4

1.5

164.5

6.2

52.3

8.7

19.3

2.8

83.9

3.7

80.6

4.7*

51.0

1.8

164.6

6.2

40–44

H

4243

1934

1.3

41.3

1.3

163.8

6.4

51.1

8.4

19.0

2.6

83.0

3.9

80.8

5.1

50.7

1.9

164.1

6.4

M

503

1934

1.3

41.2

1.3

163.9

6.1*

52.0

8.8

19.3

2.9

83.6

3.3

80.4

4.5*

51.0

1.6

164.2

6.1*

45–49

H

3270

1929

1.5

46.4

1.5

163.5

6.3

50.7

8.4

18.9

2.7

83.0

3.9

80.5

4.8

50.8

1.9

164.0

6.3

M

404

1929

1.4

46.1

1.4

163.5

6.1*

51.8

8.7

19.4

2.9

83.4

3.6

80.1

4.8*

51.0

1.8

164.0

6.1*

50–54

H

3061

1924

1.4

51.2

1.4

163.3

6.5

50.3

8.4

18.8

2.7

82.8

3.9

80.5

5.0

50.7

1.9

164.2

6.5

M

352

1924

1.3

51.2

1.3

164.6

6.4

51.9

9.1

19.1

3.0*

83.4

3.7

81.1

4.8

50.7

1.8*

165.5

6.4

55–59

H

1480

1919

1.3

55.9

1.3

163.3

6.5

50.5

8.9

18.9

2.9

82.5

3.8

80.8

5.1

50.5

1.9

164.7

6.5

M

183

1919

1.3

56.0

1.3

164.0

5.7*

52.5

9.7

19.5

3.3

83.4

3.8

80.5

4.2*

50.9

1.7

165.4

5.7*

60 + 

H

532

1913

3.3

60.5

1.0

162.3

6.6

49.8

9.5

18.8

3.0

81.6

3.8

80.6

5.2

50.3

1.9

164.4

6.7

M

98

1913

3.6

60.3

0.8

162.1

6.2*

51.4

9.2*

19.5

3.0

81.9

3.9*

80.2

4.4*

50.6

1.7*

164.3

6.1*

  1. *Pairwise comparisons of anthropometric characteristics indicated with an asterisk (*) are not significant; all other pairwise differences are statistically significant (p < 0.05, p < 0.01 or p < 0.001) based on age-group specific MANCOVAs with age, age squared and geographic area as covariates.
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