Table 2

Physical characteristics of participants stratified by gender and age

Characteristic
All (n = 71)
Girls (n = 40)
Boys (n = 31)
13–15 years (n = 42)
16–18 years (n = 29)

Age (year)
14.9 (1.64)
15.3 (1.65)
14.35 (1.50)
13.64 (0.62)
16.66 (0.77)
Height (cm)
166 (8.37)
163.6 (6.49)
169.2 (9.53)
164.9 (6.93)
167.6 (10.08)
Weight (kg)
57.0 (11.33)
56.0 (9.88)
58.4 (13.08)
54.7 (9.76)
60.4 (12.76)
Body mass index (kg/cm2)
20.5 (2.86)
20.8 (2.81)
20.2 (2.94)
20.0 (2.76)
21.3 (2.89)

The values are presented by Means with Standard deviations in brackets

Rangul et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008 8:47   doi:10.1186/1471-2288-8-47