Table 3 Comparison of the boys’ and girls’ mean BMI 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; NA = not available; m = months; SE = Standard Error of the Mean; yr = years.
Age | UAE 2020 | CDC | WHO | UAE 1992 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean | SE | n | Mean | SE | p-value | n | Mean | SE | p-value | n | Mean | SE | p-value | |
0 b | 441 | 13 | 0.09 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 893 | 13.4 | 0.047 | < 0.001 | 602 | 14.62 | 0.055 | < 0.001 |
g | 458 | 12.8 | 0.11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 842 | 13.3 | 0.048 | < 0.001 | 583 | 14.44 | 0.042 | < 0.001 |
3 m b | 104 | 19.5 | 0.25 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 416 | 17.2 | 0.074 | < 0.001 | NA | 14.96 | NA | NA |
g | 101 | 19.7 | 0.16 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 447 | 16.7 | 0.076 | < 0.001 | NA | 14.76 | NA | NA |
6 m b | 183 | 18 | 0.13 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 419 | 17.3 | 0.078 | < 0.001 | NA | 15.25 | NA | NA |
g | 189 | 17.8 | 0.12 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 444 | 16.9 | 0.081 | < 0.001 | NA | 15.04 | NA | NA |
1 year b | 254 | 17.4 | 0.08 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 417 | 16.8 | 0.073 | < 0.001 | 186 | 15.62 | 0.083 | < 0.001 |
g | 236 | 17.1 | 0.07 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 453 | 16.4 | 0.070 | < 0.001 | 168 | 15.45 | 0.086 | < 0.001 |
1.5 year b | 207 | 17.2 | 0.07 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 444 | 16.1 | 0.066 | < 0.001 | NA | 15.70 | NA | NA |
g | 230 | 16.3 | 0.09 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 472 | 15.7 | 0.069 | < 0.001 | NA | 15.61 | NA | NA |
2 year b | 208 | 16.4 | 0.08 | 207 | 16.9 | 0.2 | 0.0205 | 593 | 15.7 | 0.057 | < 0.001 | 56 | 15.58 | 0.139 | < 0.001 |
g | 203 | 16.2 | 0.08 | 214 | 16.4 | 0.1 | 0.1215 | 598 | 15.4 | 0.061 | < 0.001 | 85 | 15.58 | 0.093 | < 0.001 |
3 year b | 205 | 16.5 | 0.08 | 181 | 16.8 | 0.2 | 0.1467 | 531 | 15.6 | 0.061 | < 0.001 | 85 | 15.08 | 0.130 | < 0.001 |
g | 174 | 16.4 | 0.08 | 153 | 16.2 | 0.1 | 0.1156 | 487 | 15.4 | 0.068 | < 0.001 | 72 | 15.23 | 0.108 | < 0.001 |
4 year b | 443 | 14.1 | 0.06 | 178 | 16.5 | 0.1 | < 0.001 | 523 | 15.3 | 0.061 | < 0.001 | 524 | 14.70 | 0.067 | < 0.001 |
g | 477 | 14.8 | 0.07 | 188 | 16.4 | 0.1 | < 0.001 | 472 | 15.3 | 0.069 | < 0.001 | 588 | 14.86 | 0.034 | 0.414 |
5 year b | 464 | 13.9 | 0.06 | 180 | 16.5 | 0.2 | < 0.001 | 494 | 15.26 | 0.065 | < 0.001 | 662 | 14.57 | 0.030 | < 0.001 |
539 | 14.7 | 0.07 | 190 | 16.6 | 0.2 | < 0.001 | 504 | 15.24 | 0.076 | < 0.001 | 881 | 14.7 | 0.026 | 0.876 | |
6 Yr b | 470 | 14.7 | 0.07 | 168 | 16.8 | 0.2 | < 0.001 | 295 | 15.31 | 0.088 | < 0.001 | 478 | 14.56 | 0.038 | 0.078 |
g | 466 | 14.8 | 0.09 | 180 | 16.7 | 0.2 | < 0.001 | 307 | 15.27 | 0.103 | 0.0007 | 631 | 14.66 | 0.033 | 0.105 |
7 Yr b | 363 | 16 | 0.14 | 193 | 17.3 | 0.3 | < 0.001 | 400 | 15.48 | 0.082 | 0.0011 | 527 | 14.54 | 0.037 | < 0.001 |
g | 416 | 15.6 | 0.11 | 190 | 17.5 | 0.3 | < 0.001 | 400 | 15.4 | 0.099 | 0.178 | 647 | 14.71 | 0.032 | < 0.001 |
8 Yr b | 378 | 15.8 | 0.10 | 217 | 18 | 0.3 | < 0.001 | 400 | 15.74 | 0.089 | 0.6533 | 567 | 14.73 | 0.051 | < 0.001 |
g | 406 | 16.3 | 0.12 | 186 | 18.4 | 0.4 | < 0.001 | 400 | 15.68 | 0.107 | 0.0001 | 745 | 14.98 | 0.046 | < 0.001 |
9 Yr b | 372 | 17.7 | 0.16 | 195 | 18.9 | 0.4 | 0.001 | 400 | 16.05 | 0.097 | < 0.001 | 564 | 15.18 | 0.055 | < 0.001 |
g | 428 | 17.4 | 0.15 | 215 | 18.4 | 0.3 | 0.0009 | 400 | 16.1 | 0.116 | < 0.001 | 730 | 15.54 | 0.047 | < 0.001 |
10 Yr b | 410 | 18.4 | 0.18 | 185 | 20.1 | 0.4 | < 0.001 | 400 | 16.44 | 0.107 | < 0.001 | 589 | 15.86 | 0.060 | < 0.001 |
490 | 19.3 | 0.17 | 186 | 19.8 | 0.4 | 0.1769 | 400 | 16.61 | 0.127 | < 0.001 | 708 | 16.28 | 0.062 | < 0.001 | |
11 Yr b | 436 | 18.6 | 0.17 | 172 | 20.7 | 0.5 | < 0.001 | 400 | 16.94 | 0.116 | < 0.001 | 615 | 16.72 | 0.069 | < 0.001 |
g | 543 | 19.3 | 0.16 | 205 | 21 | 0.5 | < 0.001 | 400 | 17.25 | 0.136 | < 0.001 | 730 | 17.09 | 0.071 | < 0.001 |
12 Yr b | 510 | 19.3 | 0.17 | 157 | 20.3 | 0.5 | 0.0157 | 400 | 17.53 | 0.126 | < 0.001 | 510 | 17.64 | 0.089 | < 0.001 |
g | 584 | 20.3 | 0.17 | 154 | 22 | 0.4 | < 0.001 | 400 | 18 | 0.147 | < 0.001 | 809 | 18.0 | 0.079 | < 0.001 |
13 Yr b | 528 | 21.5 | 0.21 | 163 | 22.7 | 0.5 | 0.0107 | 400 | 18.23 | 0.136 | < 0.001 | 631 | 18.51 | 0.084 | < 0.001 |
g | 601 | 21.8 | 0.19 | 138 | 22.7 | 0.5 | 0.0523 | 400 | 18.8 | 0.157 | < 0.001 | 732 | 18.94 | 0.094 | < 0.001 |
14 Yr b | 596 | 22.8 | 0.20 | 166 | 22.5 | 0.5 | 0.516 | 400 | 19.01 | 0.144 | < 0.001 | 568 | 19.35 | 0.085 | < 0.001 |
g | 483 | 23.1 | 0.23 | 169 | 23.7 | 0.4 | 0.1879 | 400 | 19.57 | 0.165 | < 0.001 | 742 | 19.74 | 0.094 | < 0.001 |
15 Yr b | 604 | 22.4 | 0.20 | 165 | 24.4 | 0.7 | 0.0002 | 400 | 19.77 | 0.152 | < 0.001 | 489 | 20.03 | 0.088 | < 0.001 |
g | 457 | 23.2 | 0.24 | 129 | 24 | 0.6 | 0.1483 | 400 | 20.21 | 0.173 | < 0.001 | 841 | 20.38 | 0.082 | < 0.001 |
16 Yr b | 569 | 23.4 | 0.23 | 152 | 23.6 | 0.4 | 0.6837 | 400 | 20.5 | 0.158 | < 0.001 | 530 | 20.66 | 0.089 | < 0.001 |
g | 479 | 23.2 | 0.23 | 170 | 25 | 0.6 | 0.0007 | 400 | 20.7 | 0.178 | < 0.001 | 877 | 20.87 | 0.109 | < 0.001 |
17 Yr b | 555 | 23.5 | 0.21 | 156 | 25.1 | 0.6 | 0.0017 | 400 | 21.14 | 0.163 | < 0.001 | 325 | 21.22 | 0.121 | < 0.001 |
g | 452 | 23 | 0.21 | 146 | 25.6 | 0.6 | < 0.001 | 400 | 21.04 | 0.181 | < 0.001 | 732 | 21.3 | 0.096 | < 0.001 |
18 Yr b | 448 | 24.5 | 0.26 | 129 | 24.6 | 0.7 | 0.8704 | 400 | 21.71 | 0.167 | < 0.001 | 143 | 21.63 | 0.184 | < 0.001 |
g | 372 | 23.1 | 0.23 | 141 | 26.1 | 0.7 | < 0.001 | 400 | 21.26 | 0.183 | < 0.001 | 339 | 21.73 | 0.151 | < 0.001 |