Age (y) | 7.2 (6.7–7.8) | 7.3 (6.9–8.1) | 7.3 (6.9–8.3) | 0.247 |
Skeletal age (y), mean (SD) [range] | 6.7 (0.7) [5.3–8.0] | 6.8 (0.8) [5.5–9.0] | 6.7 (0.8) [5.0–8.3] | 0.732 |
Height (cm), mean (SD) [range] | 119.4 (6.6) [107.0–130.3]* | 120.7 (6.2) [110.0–134.7]† | 124.9 (4.7) [115.3–134.5] | 0.001 |
Height SDs (SD) | −1.0 (−3.4–1.4)* | −0.9 (−2.9–2.2)* | 0.3 (−1.5–1.9) | <0.001 |
Weight (kg), mean (SD) [range] | 21.2 (4.1) [15.0–32.5]* | 22.0 (4.2) [16.2–32.0]* | 25.2 (4.1) [20.4–36.1] | <0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) [range] | 14.8 (1.7) [12.8–20.1]† | 15.0 (1.9) [12.4–20.5] | 16.1 (2.1) [13.4–21.5] | 0.015 |
<10th centile | 18 (58%)* | 16 (49%)* | 3 (9%) | <0.001 |
>90th centile | 3 (10%) | 3 (9%) | 7 (21%) | 0.268 |
MUAC (cm) | 17.0 (15.0–22.5)† | 17.1 (15.1–22.0) | 18.4 (16.1–23.6) | 0.021 |
WHR, mean (SD) [range] | 0.88 (0.07) [0.58–0.96] | 0.87 (0.06) [0.63–0.98] | 0.87 (0.03) [0.79–0.92] | 0.779 |
Biceps SFT | 4.2 (2.1–7.7) | 3.6 (2.0–7.3) | 4.0 (1.9–9.4) | 0.184 |
Triceps SFT | 6.4 (3.3–10.8) | 6.1 (2.9–9.3) | 6.6 (4.2–12.6) | 0.508 |
Subscapular SFT | 4.8 (3.4–8.9) | 4.6 (3.1–9.8) | 5.2 (4.1–7.7) | 0.224 |
Suprailiacal SFT | 3.8 (2.2–6.8) | 3.2 (2.5–9.3)‡ | 3.8 (2.8–8.9) | 0.043 |