Table 1

Baseline characteristics of boys and girls aged 2, 5, 10 and 14 years ± 3 months at measurement

	N	Mean (SD)
	Boys/girls	Boys	Girls

Age at dietary survey	1399/1570	7.9 (3.3)	7.9 (3.4)

Foot length (cm) at age
2^*	8/8	13.0 (0.7)	12.8 (1.0)
5^*	54/68	15.8 (0.9)	15.5 (0.9)
10^*	66/61	19.8 (1.0)	19.6 (1.3)
14^*	42/37	22.8 (1.6)	21.9 (0.9)

Shoulder breadth (cm) at age
2^*	10/15	19.3 (1.5)	19.0 (1.1)
5^*	58/74	23.1 (1.3)	22.9 (1.9)
10^*	70/65	28.4 (1.6)	28.6 (1.4)
14^*	44/39	33.0 (2.2)	32.9 (2.2)

Height (cm) at age
2^*	24/26	83.9 (4.4)	82.4 (2.5)
5^*	59/74	104.2 (4.6)	102.7 (4.7)
10^*	70/65	131.0 (6.0)	130.5 (6.3)
14^*	45/39	151.0 (10.0)	153.5 (7.9)

Trunk (cm) at age
2^*	10/12	42.8 (1.5)	41.5 (3.0)
5^*	57/73	46.8 (2.3)	45.3 (2.4)
10^*	68/64	53.9 (2.2)	53.1 (2.8)
14^*	44/39	59.6 (4.1)	60.7 (4.0)

Leg length (cm) at age
2^*	10/12	42.3 (3.3)	41.7 (3.0)
5^*	57/73	57.5 (3.5)	57.3 (3.2)
10^*	68/64	77.4 (4.4)	77.5 (5.2)
14^*	44/39	91.3 (6.8)	92.9 (5.1)

Adult height (cm)	469/564	172.2 (7.3)	158.5 (6.9)
Adult inside leg length^† (cm)	393/357	76.0 (4.8)	70.4 (5.1)

↵* ±3 Months.
↵† Childhood leg length was taken from a different anatomical point (summit of the iliac crest) than adult leg length (self-reported inside leg length).