The weight-for-stature charts are available as an alternative to accommodate children ages 2-5 years who are not evaluated beyond the preschool years. Otherwise, between 24 and 36 months, length can be used in place of stature.īMI-for-age charts are recommended to assess weight in relation to stature for children ages 2 to 20 years. At age 24 months and older, if children can stand unassisted and follow directions, stature should be measured and plotted on the stature-for-age chart for children (2 to 20 years). Infants (birth to 24 months) must be measured for length, and the sex appropriate length-for-age or weight-for-length charts for infants, birth to 36 months must be used to plot the measurements. These summary files contain the clinical charts from either set 1 or set 2 as described above.
Two summary files, each with all 10 clinical charts in set 1 or set 2 are also available. Pediatric endocrinologists and others who assess the growth of children with special health care requirements may wish to use the format in set 2 for selected applications. Set 2 has the outer limits of the curves at the 3rd and 97th percentiles for selected applications. These are the charts that most users in the United States will find useful for the majority of routine clinical assessments. Set 1 has the outer limits of the curves at the 5th and 95th percentiles.
Clinical charts are available for boys and for girls. The clinical charts have the grids scaled to metric units (kg, cm), with English units (lb, in) as the secondary scale. The clinical growth charts reflect modifications in the format of the individual charts, whereby two individual charts appear on a single page, and data entry tables have been added.
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