The body mass index is an indirect measure of obesity which can be used to assess children and adolescents. Data was collected in White boys and girls to allow comparison of child with others of the same age and gender.
body mass index in kg per square meter =
= (body weight in kilograms) / ((height in meters)^2)
= 703.1 * (body weight in pounds) / ((height in inches)^2)
Male
|
age in years |
5th% |
10th% |
25th% |
50th% |
75th% |
90th% |
95th% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
14.6 |
15.4 |
16.1 |
17.2 |
18.5 |
19.4 |
19.9 |
|
2 |
14.4 |
15 |
15.7 |
16.5 |
17.6 |
18.4 |
19 |
|
3 |
14 |
14.6 |
15.3 |
16 |
17 |
17.8 |
18.4 |
|
4 |
13.8 |
14.4 |
15 |
15.8 |
16.6 |
17.5 |
18.1 |
|
5 |
13.7 |
14.2 |
14.9 |
15.5 |
16.3 |
17.3 |
18 |
|
6 |
13.6 |
14 |
14.7 |
15.4 |
16.3 |
17.4 |
18.1 |
|
7 |
13.6 |
14 |
14.7 |
15.5 |
16.5 |
17.7 |
18.9 |
|
8 |
13.7 |
14.1 |
14.9 |
15.7 |
17 |
18.4 |
19.7 |
|
9 |
14 |
14.3 |
15.1 |
16 |
17.6 |
19.3 |
20.9 |
|
10 |
14.2 |
14.6 |
15.5 |
16.6 |
18.4 |
20.3 |
22.2 |
|
11 |
14.6 |
15 |
16 |
17.2 |
19.2 |
21.3 |
23.5 |
|
12 |
15.1 |
15.5 |
16.5 |
17.8 |
20 |
22.3 |
24.8 |
|
13 |
15.6 |
16 |
17.1 |
18.4 |
20.8 |
23.3 |
25.8 |
|
14 |
16.1 |
16.6 |
17.7 |
19.1 |
21.5 |
24.4 |
26.8 |
|
15 |
16.6 |
17.1 |
18.4 |
19.7 |
22.2 |
25.4 |
27.7 |
|
16 |
17.2 |
17.8 |
19.1 |
20.5 |
22.9 |
26.1 |
28.4 |
|
17 |
17.7 |
18.4 |
19.7 |
21.2 |
23.4 |
27 |
29 |
|
18 |
18.3 |
19.1 |
20.3 |
21.9 |
24 |
27.7 |
29.7 |
|
19 |
19 |
19.7 |
21.1 |
22.5 |
24.4 |
28.3 |
30.1 |
Female
|
age in years |
5th% |
10th% |
25th% |
50th% |
75th% |
90th% |
95th% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
14.7 |
15 |
15.8 |
16.6 |
17.6 |
18.6 |
19.3 |
|
2 |
14.3 |
14.7 |
15.3 |
16 |
17.1 |
18 |
18.7 |
|
3 |
13.9 |
14.4 |
14.9 |
15.6 |
16.7 |
17.6 |
18.3 |
|
4 |
13.6 |
14.1 |
14.7 |
15.4 |
16.5 |
17.5 |
18.2 |
|
5 |
13.5 |
14 |
14.6 |
15.3 |
16.3 |
17.5 |
18.3 |
|
6 |
13.3 |
13.9 |
14.6 |
15.3 |
16.4 |
17.7 |
18.8 |
|
7 |
13.4 |
14 |
14.7 |
15.5 |
16.7 |
18.5 |
19.7 |
|
8 |
13.6 |
14.2 |
15 |
16 |
17.2 |
19.4 |
21 |
|
9 |
14 |
14.5 |
15.5 |
16.6 |
18 |
20.8 |
22.7 |
|
10 |
14.3 |
15 |
15.9 |
17.1 |
19 |
21.8 |
24.2 |
|
11 |
14.6 |
15.3 |
16.2 |
17.8 |
19.8 |
23 |
25.7 |
|
12 |
15 |
15.6 |
16.7 |
18.3 |
20.4 |
23.7 |
26.8 |
|
13 |
15.4 |
16 |
17.1 |
18.9 |
21.2 |
24.7 |
27.9 |
|
14 |
15.7 |
16.4 |
17.5 |
19.4 |
21.8 |
25.3 |
28.6 |
|
15 |
16.1 |
16.8 |
18 |
19.9 |
22.4 |
26 |
29.4 |
|
16 |
16.4 |
17.1 |
18.4 |
20.2 |
22.8 |
26.5 |
30 |
|
17 |
16.9 |
17.6 |
18.9 |
20.7 |
23.3 |
27.1 |
30.5 |
|
18 |
17.2 |
18 |
19.4 |
21.1 |
23.7 |
27.4 |
31 |
|
19 |
17.5 |
18.4 |
19.8 |
21.4 |
24 |
27.7 |
31.3 |
Second order polynomials were applied in JMP to obtain equations to approximate the data.
Purpose: To calculate and interpret the body mass index (BMI) of pediatric patients.
Objective: other testing, severity, prognosis, stage
ICD-10: E40-E46, E66, F50,
