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Table 1 Characteristics of sample population

From: Reliability of routinely collected anthropometric measurements in primary care

Measurement by age group

N

Mean

Std Dev

Minimum

Q1

Median

Q3

Maximum

Age (months)

125

33.6

32.2

0.23

9.0

19.0

53.0

135.0

Sex, Male (%)

63 (50.4)

       

0- < 2 years

 Weight (kg)

67a

8.66

1.92

2.51

7.29

8.65

9.69

13.37

 Length (cm)

68

71.6

7.57

45.63

66.53

71.46

76.85

86.38

2 to 5 years

 Weight (kg)

31

15.36

2.61

11.58

13.1

14.53

17.7

19.78

 Height (cm)

31

99.58

8.51

83.9

93.18

100.53

107.8

110.78

> 5 to 18 years

 Weight (kg)

26

24.02

5.73

15.65

20.4

22.6

27.23

37.55

 Height (cm)

26

124.34

11.03

102.85

116.35

123.93

130.05

146.4

  1. a1 patient did not complete all weight measurements