Height, weight and body mass index of children with congenital cataracts before surgical treatment

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 3 Comparisons of the height, weight and BMI measurements of the children with CC with/without systemic diseases against the WHO Reference

N = 40	CC + systemic disease	CC Control	Standards
Height	96.00 ± 22.26	98.48 ± 24.79	99.07 ± 23.87
(cm)	t	−1.72	−3.21
	P	0.094	0.003
Weight	15.71 ± 7.25	16.93 ± 8.15	16.23 ± 7.44
(kg)	t	−1.43	−0.82
	P	0.162	0.418
BMI	16.38 ± 3.94	16.88 ± 3.52	15.82 ± 0.72
(kg/m²)	t	−0.59	0.89
	P	0.556	0.381

Notes: Children with family histories were excluded in the measurements. Bold data are significant at P < 0.05
Y years, CC congenital cataract, BMI body mass index

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