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

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 4 Comparisons of the height, weight, and BMI measurements of the children with CC with/without family histories against the WHO Reference

N = 124	CC+ family histories	CC Control	Standards
Height	99.80 ± 21.30	102.15 ± 22.09	103.04 ± 21.69
(cm)	t	−3.14	−5.39
	P	0.002	<0.001
Weight	15.58 ± 6.04	15.75 ± 5.80	15.98 ± 5.46
(kg)	t	−0.386	−1.231
N = 116	P	0.700	0.221
BMI	16.42 ± 3.60	15.69 ± 2.10	15.76 ± 0.70
(kg/m²)	t	2.02	2.04
	P	0.045	0.043

Notes: Children complicated with systemic diseases 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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