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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of measurement of height for five measurement occasions by countries

From: Analysis of heterogeneous growth changes in longitudinal height of children

  

Height measurement occasion (age/year)

Country/age (year)

 

Age 1

Age 5

Age 8

Age 12

Age 15

Ethiopia

Mean

71.375

104.467

121.348

141.785

156.851

SD

5.336

5.087

5.744

6.572

7.117

n

1582

1582

1582

1582

1582

India

Mean

72.159

104.648

119.488

141.197

155.937

SD

4.802

4.550

5.485

6.757

7.351

n

1648

1648

1648

1648

1648

Peru

Mean

71.781

104.899

120.782

143.654

157.590

SD

4.524

5.820

5.556

7.040

7.076

n

1627

1627

1627

1627

1627

Vietnam

Mean

72.415

105.319

121.539

144.849

159.136

SD

4.194

4.886

5.777

7.762

7.098

n

1744

1744

1744

1744

1744

  1. Age 1,…, Age 15 are children’s height measurements at age 1,…age 15 years, respectively, SD Standard deviation