Table 1

Comparison between Fulani (N = 96) and Kirdi (N = 104) according to height, weight, body mass index (BMI), maternal age (A = ANOVA test).

Height
Mean
95% Confidence Interval
p = 0.001

Fulani
1.57
1.56
1.58


Kirdi
1.595
1.585
1.605


Total
1.58
1.57
1.59


Weight
Mean
95% Confidence Interval
p < 0.0001

Fulani
59.93
57.90
61.95


Kirdi
65.87
63.93
67.82


Total
62.90
61.50
64.30


BMI
Mean
95% Confidence Interval
p = 0.001

Fulani
24.03
23.26
24.80


Kirdi
25.83
25.09
26.57


Total
24.93
24.40
25.46


Age
Mean
95% Confidence Interval
p = 0.005

Fulani
25.32
24.19
26.45


Kirdi
27.59
26.50
28.67


Total
26.46
26.67
27.24


Salpou et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008 8:48   doi:10.1186/1471-2393-8-48