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Growth Charts For Children
Boys - Growth Chart Girls - Growth Chart
Boys - BMI Chart Girls - BMI Chart
What do the percentiles on the growth charts tell us? Below is an example to help explain.
Example: What does it mean if a child is in the 40th percentile?
Answer: The 40th percentile means that compared to children of the same age and gender, 40% have a lower body mass index (BMI).
A study was done at the Children’s Medical Center in Cincinnati to track individuals’ BMI from childhood to adulthood. The graph below displays the results found.
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Age of child |
BMI < 85th percentile |
BMI > 85th percentile |
BMI > 95th percentile |
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Birth |
16% become obese as adults |
17% become obeses as adults |
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1 – 3 |
15% become obese as adults |
19% become obese as adults |
26% become obese as adults |
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3 – 6 |
12% become obese as adults |
36% become obese as adults |
52% become obese as adults |
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6 – 10 |
11% become obese as adults |
55% become obese as adults |
69% become obese as adults |
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10 – 15 |
10% become obese as adults |
75% become obese as adults |
83% become obese as adults |
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15 - 18 |
9% become obese as adults |
67% become obese as adults |
77% become obese as adults |
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