Table 1 Summary statistics on weight, height and BMI by age and sex at time of DNA collection
From: FTOgene variation and measures of body mass in an African population
| Â | N | mean (sd) weight-for-age z-score* | mean (sd) height-for-age z-score* | mean (sd) BMI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
age (y) | male | female | male | female | male | female | male | female |
1.75 – 5 | 105 | 91 | -1.50 (0.93) | -1.34 (0.96) | -1.46 (1.18) | -1.23 (1.20) | 15.34 (1.32) | 15.01 (1.51) |
5 – 10 | 194 | 155 | -1.57 (0.97) | -1.54 (0.85) | -1.20 (0.90) | -1.20 (0.76) | 14.41 (1.05) | 14.28 (1.27) |
10 – 15 | 152 | 171 | -1.71 (1.00) | -1.46 (1.03) | -1.38 (1.03) | -1.15 (0.91) | 15.72 (1.55) | 16.48 (2.26) |
15 – 20 | 150 | 195 | -2.12 (1.05) | -0.80 (1.09) | -1.49 (1.17) | -0.80 (0.92) | 17.80 (1.78) | 20.51 (2.93) |
| Â | Â | Â | mean (sd) weight, kg | mean (sd) height, cm | Â | Â | ||
20 – 25 | 96 | 142 | 60.91 (6.63) | 55.19 (7.79) | 173.20 (7.51) | 160.53 (5.73) | 20.27 (1.72) | 21.35 (2.70) |
25 – 30 | 23 | 133 | 64.62 (10.11) | 55.73 (11.28) | 175.15 (6.74) | 160.34 (6.76) | 21.08 (2.90) | 21.63 (3.97) |
30 – 40 | 55 | 145 | 64.28 (10.51) | 57.79 (10.42) | 170.65 (7.27) | 158.73 (5.37) | 21.88 (2.75) | 22.97 (4.02) |
40 – 50 | 66 | 126 | 63.41 (11.08) | 56.99 (13.07) | 169.83 (5.45) | 158.26 (6.83) | 21.89 (3.31) | 22.77 (4.42) |
50 – 60 | 73 | 92 | 61.51 (10.12) | 54.70 (10.21) | 167.91 (6.18) | 158.10 (5.50) | 21.65 (3.15) | 21.86 (3.48) |
> 60 | 77 | 91 | 54.40 (8.23) | 51.02 (9.40) | 164.52 (6.34) | 156.01 (6.14) | 19.98 (2.61) | 21.01 (3.05) |
Total | 991 | 1341 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |