Anthropometric Characteristics of Underprivileged Adolescents: A Study from Urban Slums of India

Table 2

Means of height, weight, and BMI for adolescents by age and sex.

Age (years)	Boys				Girls
		Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	BMI (kg/m^2)		Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	BMI (kg/m^2)
10	27	134	25	14	16	136	28	14
11	30	138	29	15	36	139	30	15
12	40	142	32	15	40	142	33	15
13	31	146	35	16	31	144	35	16
14	25	151	38	16	33	147	38	16
15	21	155	41	17	40	150	40	17
16	32	159	44	17	26	153	43	17
17	29	163	47	18	22	156	45	18
18	22	167	50	18	17	158	48	18