A preliminary anthropometric study (body weight, body height, body-mass index) of Ethiopian schoolchildren and college students.
Body weight and height have been recorded in 261 schoolchildren and 283 college students from Gondar, North-western Ethiopia. The body-mass index has been calculated for different age-groups in males and females to provide reference data for the evaluation of the nutritional status.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000886:Anthropometry; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors