Table 1 Mean (sd) baseline characteristics of participants in two pilot studies
From: Milk consumption and the prepubertal somatotropic axis
Mongolian boys | Mongolian girls | Boston girls | |
|---|---|---|---|
n | 24 | 22 | 28 |
Age | 10.4 (0.7) | 10.6 (0.6) | 7.6 (0.9) |
Weight (kg) | 29.1 (0.7) | 28.8 (1.0) | 25.6 (4.6) |
Height (cm) | 132.5 (1.4) | 130.8 (1.3) | 123.9 (6.6) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 16.5 (0.3) | 16.8 (0.3) | 16.6 (2.0) |
Tanner stage >1 | 12% (3/24) | 4% (1/22) | 0% (by design) |
Per week: | |||
Servings of milk | 0.8 (1.3) | 0.5 (1.0) | 14.9 (5.8) |
Servings of other dairy1 | 6.5 (6.0) | 4.1 (4.0) | 18.9 (10.3) |