Table 1

Anthropometry of Leeds children aged 7–11 years, 1996–98

Age	n	Height (1990)	Height (TW)	Weight (1990)	Weight (TW)	BMI (1990)	Triceps (TW)
Boys
7+ y	30	0.36 (0.98)	0.63^1-165 (0.93)	0.16 (1.27)	0.42 (1.17)	−0.06 (1.20)	0.57^1-150 (1.34)
8+ y	196	0.15^1-150 (0.91)	0.45^1-165 (0.88)	0.12 (0.95)	0.38^1-165(0.93)	0.05 (0.97)	−0.27^1-165 (1.10)
9+ y	320	0.18^1-165(0.92)	0.46^1-165 (0.91)	0.21^1-165 (1.00)	0.48^1-165 (1.00)	0.16^1-150(1.12)	−0.18^1-160 (1.07)
10+ y	281	0.13^1-150 (0.94)	0.38^1-165(0.97)	0.28^1-165 (1.02)	0.56^1-165 (1.02)	0.29^1-165(1.14)	−0.20^1-160 (1.10)
11+ y	148	0.17^1-150 (0.97)	0.39^1-165(1.05)	0.31^1-165 (1.14)	0.59^1-165 (1.15)	0.28^1-160 (1.29)	−0.19^1-150(1.09)
Total	975	0.17^1-165 (0.93)	0.43^1-165 (0.94)	0.23^1-165(1.03)	0.50^1-165 (1.02)	0.19^1-165 (1.13)	−0.22^1-165 (1.10)
Girls
7+ y	25	−0.39 (1.11)	0.05 (1.08)	−0.15 (0.99)	0.01 (1.05)	0.11 (0.86)	0.00 (1.02)
8+ y	164	−0.02 (1.09)	0.40^1-165 (1.07)	−0.05 (1.00)	0.18^1-150 (1.04)	−0.03 (0.96)	−0.06 (0.94)
9+ y	263	0.06 (1.06)	0.47^1-165(1.09)	0.18^1-160 (1.12)	0.44^1-165 (1.12)	0.23^1-165 (1.11)	−0.03 (1.00)
10+ y	229	0.08 (1.12)	0.54^1-165 (1.24)	0.21^1-160(1.16)	0.49^1-165 (1.17)	0.22^1-160 (1.14)	−0.26^1-165 (1.02)
11+ y	111	0.19 (1.08)	0.52^1-165 (1.27)	0.44^1-165 (1.22)	0.64^1-165(1.25)	0.44^1-165 (1.17)	−0.24^1-150 (1.17)
Total	792	0.05 (1.09)	0.47^1-165 (1.16)	0.17^1-165 (1.13)	0.41^1-165 (1.14)	0.20^1-165(1.10)	−0.13^1-165 (1.02)

Data expressed as mean (SD) of SDscores for height, weight, BMI, and triceps based on the British 1990 reference^3–5and the Tanner–Whitehouse (TW) standards.
Significance levels for comparison of mean value with expected value of 0:
↵1-150 p < 0.05;
↵1-160 p < 0.01;
↵1-165 p < 0.001.