From: Weight status of adolescents in secondary schools in port Harcourt using Body Mass Index (BMI)
Age | Males | Females | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Years) | No. | Mean ± SD | No. | Mean ± SD | |
10 | 15 | 17.25 ± 2.66 | 25 | 16.34 ± 2.11 | 0.20 |
11 | 32 | 16.20 ± 1.68 | 27 | 17.22 ± 3.60 | 0.70 |
12 | 61 | 17.38 ± 2.21 | 71 | 19.21 ± 3.09 | 0.00* |
13 | 60 | 18.00 ± 2.41 | 71 | 19.84 ± 3.07 | 0.00* |
14 | 80 | 19.06 ± 2.29 | 81 | 20.13 ± 2.93 | 0.01* |
15 | 74 | 19.61 ± 1.99 | 92 | 20.34 ± 2.90 | 0.06 |
16 | 54 | 19.50 ± 1.78 | 56 | 21.38 ± 4.59 | 0.00* |
17 | 50 | 20.72 ± 2.44 | 35 | 21.57 ± 3.05 | 0.15 |
18 | 35 | 20.82 ± 2.29 | 15 | 23.23 ± 3.20 | 0.00* |
19 | 20 | 21.60 ± 2.15 | 6 | 22.85 ± 2.07 | 0.22 |
Total | 481 | 19.01 ± 2.58 | 479 | 20.01 ± 3.50 | 0.00* |