Table 2 Comparison of the boys’ and girls’ mean HC between the UAE 2020 chart and other charts; CDC, WHO, and UAE 1992 Footnote: UAE 2020 = this study; CDC = Center for Disease Control USA; WHO = World Health Organization; UAE 1992 = growth charts created in children in 1992; B = boys; G = girls; HC = Head circumference; n = number; m = months; SE = Standard Error of the Mean; yr = years.

Age		UAE 2020			CDC				WHO				UAE 1992
Age		n	Mean	SE	n	Mean	SE	p-value	n	Mean	SE	p-value	n	Mean	SE	p-value
0	B	430	34.4	0.04	72	35.81	0.165	< 0.001	893	36.71	0.058	< 0.001	602	34.32	0.021	0.057
0	G	473	34	0.05	71	34.7	0.266	< 0.001	842	34.71	0.059	< 0.001	583	35.42	0.034	< 0.001
3 m	B	104	39.4	0.12	95	41.2	0.123	< 0.001	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	40.53	NA	NA
3 m	G	102	40.6	0.15	99	40.47	0.121	0.502	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	38.84	NA	NA
6 m	B	187	42.9	0.12	81	42.8	0.122	0.6163	419	43.72	0.065	< 0.001	NA	43.68	NA	NA
6 m	G	195	42.7	0.12	82	42.7	0.133	1	444	42.4	0.063	< 0.016	NA	41.74	NA	NA
1 year	B	262	46.4	0.10	268	46.39	0.067	0.9335	417	46.35	0.063	0.6561	186	46.57	0.051	0.179
1 year	G	242	46.1	0.10	230	45.2	0.110	< 0.001	453	45.04	0.061	< 0.001	168	45.38	0.051	< 0.001
1.5 yr	B	219	46.7	0.11	NA	47.79	NA	NA	444	47.77	0.064	< 0.001	NA	47.86	NA	NA
1.5 yr	G	235	46.3	0.1	NA	46.61	NA	NA	472	46.51	0.061	0.0602	NA	47.06	NA	NA
2 yrs	B	214	47.6	0.12	242	48.68	0.116	< 0.001	593	48.66	0.058	< 0.001	56	48.34	0.095	0.002
2 yrs	G	203	47.5	0.13	249	47.54	0.076	0.782	598	47.47	0.056	0,8064	85	47.85	0.092	0.096
3 yrs	B	210	49.2	0.11	184	49.68	0.103	0.0017	531	49.68	0.069	0.0002	85	49.64	0.113	0.020
3 yrs	G	184	49.1	0.13	155	48.63	0.106	0.007	487	48.63	0.069	0.0007	72	48.39	0.100	0.001
4 yrs	B	473	52.8	0.09	NA	NA	NA	NA	523	50.2	0.066	< 0.001	NA	NA	NA	NA
4 yrs	G	553	51.5	0.007	NA	NA	NA	NA	472	49.3	0.069	0.0007	NA	NA	NA	NA
5 yrs	B	563	52.1	0.06	NA	NA	NA	NA	494	50.7	0.072	< 0.001	NA	NA	NA	NA
5 yrs	G	637	51.8	0.06	NA	NA	NA	NA	504	49.9	0,067	< 0.001	NA	NA	NA	NA

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