Table 1: Demographic characteristics of the study population with short stature
|
Variable |
Result |
|
Age (years) |
Range 5-14 (mean 8.8 ± 2.7) |
|
Age group |
Frequency |
|
5-6 |
16 (17.4%) |
|
6-8 |
24 (26.1%) |
|
8-10 |
18 (19.6%) |
|
10-12 |
15 (16.3%) |
|
12-14 |
19 (20.7%) |
|
Sex |
|
|
Male |
42 (45.7%) |
|
Female |
50 (54.3%) |
|
SD of the height, n (%) |
|
|
-2 to -3 |
74 (80.43%) |
|
< -3 |
18 (19.57%) |