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

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 1 Comparisons of the height, weight and BMI of the CC girls to the WHO Child Growth Standards

Girl		0-2Y n = 20	2-5Y n = 32	5-14Y n = 43 (36 in weight)
Height	CC	74.47 ± 10.14	97.22 ± 6.52	122.55 ± 11.79
(cm)	Standards	73.17 ± 10.12	98.70 ± 6.83	124.61 ± 11.44
	t	1.54	−0.50	−2.66
	P	0.139	0.018	0.011
Weight	CC	9.34 ± 2.37	14.62 ± 2.21	20.84 ± 3.81
(kg)	Standards	8.69 ± 2.16	14.97 ± 1.95	22.77 ± 3.69
	t	3.91	−0.84	−4.85
	P	0.001	0.408	<0.001
BMI	CC	16.68 ± 1.99	15.61 ± 1.43	14.98 ± 1.65
(kg/m²)	Standards	16.03 ± 0.62	15.37 ± 0.13	15.79 ± 0.72
	t	1.65	1.00	−3.42
	P	0.116	0.325	0.001

Notes: Nine children with outliers (out of mean ± 3 SD) 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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