A test table with merged cells
Average other
category 		Misc
height weight
males 1.9 0.003
females 1.7 0.002

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          A test table with merged cells
/--------------------------------------------------\ 
|          |      Average      |  other   |  Misc  |
|          |-------------------| category |--------|
|          |  height |  weight |          |        |
|-----------------------------------------|--------|
| males    |   1.9   |  0.003  |          |        |
|-----------------------------------------|--------|
| females  |   1.7   |  0.002  |          |        |
\--------------------------------------------------/