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Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric measurements of urban vs. rural Egyptiana girls and Americanb girls

From: Urinary bisphenol A concentrations in girls from rural and urban Egypt: a pilot study

 

Urban Egyptians (N = 28)

Rural Egyptians (N = 29)

NHANES (N = 47)

 

Mean, Median

Min, Max

Mean, Median

Min, Max

Mean, Median

Min, Max

Age (years)

11.4, 11.4

10.1, 13.2

11.6, 11.6

10.1, 13.6

11.3, 11.0

10.0, 13.0

Body Mass Index

(kg/m2)

20.2, 18.6

13.8, 30.2

19.3, 19.1

13.7, 31.2

22.1, 21.3

14.5, 34.2

Hip Circumference (cm)

62.0, 60.6

35.5, 92.0

59.9, 59.3

48.5, 80.0

N/A, N/A

N/A, N/A

Waist Circumference

(cm)

42.9, 42.0

31.0, 62.0

40.4, 40.7

33.0, 56.3

76.6, 74.0

55.2, 111

  1. aDemographic and anthropometric measurements were similar before and after exclusion of 3 girls who provided diluted urine specimens (specific gravity < 1.005; recruited N = 60, analyzed N = 57)
  2. bGirls age 10-13 years from NHANES 2009-2010