Table 3

Best-fitting SITAR models for boys and girls applied to Demographic and Health Survey mean height data from 145 surveys (64 countries) from 2000 to 2018

Mean height (cm)
Estimate±SE
Fixed coefficients BoysGirls
Size (cm)58.97±1.1453.47±1.71
Intensity (fractional)0.30±0.060.08±0.08
Random coefficients
Standard deviations (SD)
 Size1.461.42
 Intensity0.050.05
Residual SD0.900.89
Degrees of freedom44
  • All models were adjusted for age in months (log transformed).

  • .SE, Standard error; SITAR, Super-Imposition by Translation And Rotation.