The author and the journal apologise for an error that occurredin the paper by Schernhammer et al. in the September 2007 issueof Endocrine-Related Cancer14 721–732 entitled Bodyshape throughout life and correlations with IGFs and GH.The error relates to a numerical error in Table 1 as printedon page 724, waist circumference and height were measured incentimetres, not inches. For height (cm), the median shouldbe 165.1, not 143.0; 10th and 90th percentile for height (cm),are 157.5 and 172.7, respectively. For waist circumference (cm),the median should be 75.6, not 65.5; 10th and 90th percentilefor waist circumference (cm) is 66.0 and 94.6, respectively.None of the errors alters the interpretation of the data orthe authors' conclusions. The correct table is published infull here.