Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine

Growth parameters of Inuit children in coastal Labrador

Table 1. Time intervals of selected measures and number of measurements of variables within measured time intervals
Age groupMales, no. of measurements Females, no. of measurements
Time interval, mo Height Weight Head circumference Time interval, mo Height Weight Head circumference
0Birth 98 99 940­0.25105105102
12.25­3.75 58 58 582.4­3.6 65 65 65
25.25­6.75 57 57 555.25­6.75 57 57 54
311.5­12.5 47 47 3711­13 53 53 37
417­1942 42 1417­19 52 52 25
540­5621 21N/A50­62*31 31N/A 
Total 323324259 363363283
*For females in age group 5, a different interval was selected in order to obtain a sufficient number of measurements.


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