Weight, height and weight for height in 6-7-year-old children. I. Relationship with demographic variables.
Relationships between weight, height and weight for height at 6-7 years of age and a number of demographic variables have been studied in data from Infant Welfare Centre and school medical records. In both boys and girls height and weight were significantly related to birthweight. After allowing for birthweight and age no significant relationships were found in either boys or girls between height and any of the demographic variables. However, body mass index differed significantly according to birth order, the number of children in the family and the parents country of birth. No associations were observed between anthropometric measures at 6-7 years and paternal occupational status, maternal age and the number of younger siblings. Comparison of the study group with reference values from America and Australia provided no support for the view that one of these reference standards is more appropriate than the other for assessment of growth in Australian children.
D001315:Australia; D001724:Birth Weight; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D012737:Sex Factors