comparison of interviewed participants with the remaining Wessex Growth Study sample
| Short normal participants | Control participants | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interviewed (n = 48) | Not interviewed (n = 28) | p value | Interviewed (n = 66) | Not interviewed (n = 27) | p value | |
| Recruitment height | −2.62 | −2.56 | 0.27 | −0.22 | −0.18 | 0.79 |
| Final height | −1.86 | −1.95 | 0.55 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.69 |
| SES (%) | 0.078 | 0.93 | ||||
| Non-manual | 18 (38) | 6 (21) | 29 (44) | 11 (41) | ||
| Manual | 27 (56) | 18 (64) | 29 (44) | 12 (44) | ||
| Benefit | 3 (6) | 4 (14) | 8 (12) | 4 (15) | ||
| Gender | 0.50 | 0.43 | ||||
| Female | 22 (46) | 12 (43) | 30 (45) | 11 (41) | ||
| Male | 26 (54) | 16 (57) | 36 (55) | 16 (59) | ||