Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics of the schoolchildren studied.
Age (years) | Males | Females | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Weight (kg) | Height (cm) | BMI (kg/m2) | TPI (kg/m3) | n | Weight (kg) | Height (cm) | BMI (kg/m2) | TPI (kg/m3) | |||||||||
x̅ | SD | x̅ | SD | x̅ | SD | x̅ | SD | x̅ | SD | x̅ | SD | x̅ | SD | x̅ | SD | |||
Primary education | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | 36 | 24.2 | 5.0 | 118.2 | 6.5 | 17.2 | 2 | 14.6 | 1.6 | 35 | 23.4 | 3.6 | 119.5 | 4.8 | 16.4 | 2.1 | 13.7 | 1.8 |
7 | 37 | 28.2 | 6.4 | 123.2 | 6.7 | 18.4 | 2.8 | 14.9 | 2.0 | 36 | 26.3 | 5.4 | 123.2 | 6.0 | 17.2 | 2.4 | 14 | 1.8 |
8 | 38 | 29.6 | 5.6 | 128.5 | 5.2 | 17.8 | 2.3 | 13.9 | 1.6 | 39 | 30.1 | 7.3 | 127.5 | 6.9 | 18.3 | 3.0 | 14.4 | 2.1 |
9 | 52 | 35.6 | 8.6 | 132.6 | 8.6 | 20.0 | 3.3 | 15.1 | 2.4 | 70 | 33.8 | 8.6 | 132.7 | 7.2 | 19.0 | 3.5 | 14.3 | 2.4 |
10 | 72 | 39.4 | 9.0 | 137.3 | 7.0 | 20.8 | 4.1 | 15.2 | 3.2 | 64 | 40.9 | 10.7 | 140.1 | 8.6 | 20.7 | 4.3 | 14.8 | 3.2 |
11 | 62 | 49.0* | 12.8 | 148.6 | 9.1 | 21.9 | 3.8 | 14.7 | 2.2 | 47 | 43.8 | 8.1 | 147.4 | 6.9 | 20.1 | 3.1 | 13.6 | 2.2 |
Secondary education | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | 68 | 47.5 | 9.9 | 152.6 | 7.9 | 20.3 | 3.4 | 13.3 | 2.2 | 54 | 47.5 | 8.0 | 151.9 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 3.0 | 13.5 | 2.0 |
13 | 47 | 53.3 | 10.9 | 160.4* | 7.4 | 20.6 | 3.5 | 12.9* | 2.1 | 40 | 52 | 8.6 | 153.1 | 5.6 | 22.1 | 2.8 | 14.4 | 1.8 |
14 | 50 | 55.4 | 8.7 | 164.1* | 6.9 | 20.5 | 2.5 | 12.5* | 1.5 | 38 | 54.4 | 6.1 | 154.8 | 4.3 | 22.7 | 2.1 | 14.6 | 1.3 |
15 | 47 | 61.0* | 9.7 | 165.8* | 5.1 | 22.2 | 3.3 | 13.4* | 2.1 | 38 | 55.7 | 9.0 | 155.7 | 5.1 | 22.9 | 3.2 | 14.7 | 2.1 |
16 | 55 | 59.4* | 6.8 | 167.7* | 6.1 | 21.1 | 2.1 | 12.6* | 1.4 | 39 | 56.1 | 13.6 | 155.3 | 5.0 | 23.3 | 5.8 | 15 | 3.9 |
17 | 30 | 63.7* | 14.8 | 167.4* | 4.6 | 22.7 | 5.1 | 13.6* | 3.1 | 30 | 55.0 | 8.1 | 155.5 | 3.7 | 22.7 | 3.1 | 14.6 | 2.0 |
