Table 3 Age at menarche and current nutritional status of rural & urban secondary schools (mean ± SD)

Age at menarche

13.63 ± 1.29

13.29 ± 1.43

0.047*

Home location

13.61 ± 1.27

13.36 ± 1.45

0.139

School location

Weight (Kg)

56.24 ± 6.89

57.63 ± 7.55

0.112

Height (cm)

162.00 ± 5.89

162.78 ± 5.64

0.266

Height (m2)

2.63 ± 0.19

2.65 ± 0.18

0.247

BMI (kg/m2)

21.35 ± 2.08

21.74 ± 2.57

0.169

Waist Circ (cm)

72.28 ± 5.04

73.03 ± 6.18

0.272

Hip circ (cm)

91.95 ± 5.57

93.49 ± 6.60

0.038*

Waist/Hip ratio

0.79 ± 0.06

0.78 ± 0.06

0.697