Double Burden of Malnutrition: Examining the Growth Profile and Coexistence of Undernutrition, Overweight, and Obesity among School-Aged Children and Adolescents in Urban and Rural Counties in Henan Province, China
Table 2
Means in height (cm) and multiple comparisons for mean differences for boys and girls among four regions of residence, stratified by age groups.
Age groups (yr)
Big citya
Small-medium cityb
Ordinary rural areac
Poor rural aread
F
P
Pab
Pac
Pad
Pbc
Pbd
Pcd
Mean (95% CI)
Mean (95% CI)
Mean (95% CI)
Mean (95% CI)
Boys
6–8
126.15 (123.67–128.62)
126.37 (124.05–128.69)
121.23 (120.17–122.30)
124.30 (122.84–125.77)
9.952
<0.0001
1.000
<0.0001
0.900
<0.0001
0.689
0.011
9–11
140.58 (138.50–142.66)
142.51 (140.69–144.32)
136.98 (135.68–138.27)
134.66 (132.04–137.28)
11.686
<0.0001
1.000
0.108
0.003
<0.0001
<0.0001
0.357
12–14
160.59 (158.22–162.95)
158.06 (156.18–159.95)
155.84 (154.40–157.29)
152.35 (150.13–154.56)
8.950
<0.0001
0.930
0.019
<0.0001
0.467
0.001
0.031
15–18
172.91 (170.35–175.47)
169.93 (168.41–171.45)
168.59 (167.53–169.66)
168.64 (167.21–170.06)
4.387
0.005
0.203
0.004
0.010
0.997
1.000
1.000
Girls
6–8
120.52 (118.36–122.68)
125.35 (123.69–127.02)
120.12 (119.01–121.23)
121.57 (119.60–123.54)
7.637
<0.0001
0.002
1.000
1.000
<0.0001
0.037
1.000
9–11
142.23 (140.08–144.38)
142.53 (140.54–144.52)
137.56 (136.16–138.97)
137.83 (136.11–139.55)
8.625
<0.0001
1.000
0.006
0.043
<0.0001
0.006
1.000
12–14
157.66 (155.88–159.45)
155.35 (153.72–156.98)
153.57 (152.47–154.68)
150.01 (146.81–153.1)
7.813
<0.0001
1.000
0.060
<0.0001
1.000
0.003
0.029
15–18
159.35 (157.25–161.44)
159.61 (157.99–161.23)
158.05 (157.24–158.86)
157.08 (155.39–158.78)
2.495
0.060
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Note. ;. Post hoc multiple comparisons were conducted. Bonferroni adjustment was used for post hoc multiple comparisons. Pab shows value for the test of the mean difference between big city and small-medium city; Pac shows value for the test of the mean difference between big city and ordinary rural; Pad shows value for the test of the mean difference between big city and poor rural; Pbc shows value for the test of the mean difference between small-medium city and ordinary rural; Pbd shows value for the test of the mean difference between small-medium city and poor rural; Pcd shows value for the test of the mean difference between ordinary rural and poor rural.
