Table 1 Sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics of the study population
From: Birth weight and renal markers in children aged 5–10 years in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Total | LBW | NBW | HBW | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 80 (100) | 21 (26.2) | 45 (56.2) | 14 (17.5) | – |
Age (years), median (IQR) | 7.3 (6.3–8.1) | 6.9 (6.2–7.9) | 7.1 (6.5–8.2) | 7.2 (6.3–8.1) | 0.7 |
Boys, n (%) | 49 (61.2) | 12 (57.1) | 26 (57.8) | 11 (78.6) | 0.32 |
Weight (kg), median (IQR) | 23.3 (21–27.8) | 23 (20–25.3) | 23 (21.5–26.7) | 27.5 (20.6–32.8) | 0.215 |
Weight percentile, median (IQR) | 50 (15–82) | 25 (15–62.5) | 50 (15–80) | 62.5 (24–90) | 0.381 |
Weight percentile groups, n (%) | |||||
< 5th | 3 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.2) | 2 (14.3) | |
5-94th | 64 (80) | 18 (85.7) | 36 (80) | 10 (71.4) | 0.233 |
≥ 95th | 13 (16.2) | 3 (14.3) | 8 (17.8) | 2 (14.3) | |
Height (cm), median (IQR) | 124 (116–134) | 123 (114–135) | 122 (119–130) | 128 (115–136) | 0.577 |
Height percentile, median (IQR) | 50.0 (25–82.5) | 50 (20–75) | 50 (20–85) | 50 (25–78.8) | 0.833 |
Height percentile groups, n (%) | |||||
< 5th | 2 (2.5) | 1 (2.5) | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0) | |
5-94th | 70 (87.5) | 18 (85.7) | 39 (86.7) | 13 (92,9) | 0.862 |
≥ 95th | 8 (10) | 2 (9.5) | 5 (11.1) | 1 (7.1) | |
BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR) | 15.3 (14.6–16.8) | 14.7 (14.1–16.8) | 15.3 (14.8–17.1) | 16.0 (14.8–17.5) | 0.211 |
BMI percentile, median (IQR) | 50 (25–75) | 25 (10–75) | 50 (25–75) | 50 (22.5–86.3) | 0.342 |
BMI percentile groups, n (%) | |||||
< 5th | 5 (6.2) | 1 (4.8) | 2 (4.4) | 2 (14.3) | |
5-84th | 58 (72.5) | 16 (76.2) | 34 (75.6) | 8 (57.1) | 0.665 |
≥ 85th | 17 (21.2) | 4 (19) | 9 (20) | 4 (28.6) | |