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New growth charts are shown on this list. They are revised versions of
the NCHS growth charts with the addition of the new Body Mass
Index-for-age charts. CDC recommends that the BMI-for-age charts be used
for all children 2 to 20 years of age in place of the weight-for-stature
charts developed in 1977. There are 14 gender and age specific charts and
2 optional charts.
Because BMI has not been used commonly in the pediatric population, the
weight-for-stature charts are included as an option for assessing children
primarily between 2 and 5 years of age as pediatric health care providers
make the transition to the BMI-for-age chart. The weight-for-stature
charts can be used to plot stature from 77 to 121 centimeters.
Between the ages of 24 and 36 months, clinicians may choose to measure
recumbent length rather than stature (i.e., standing height), and plot it
on the weight-for-length chart for infants from birth to 36 months. The
method of choice for measuring a child (i.e., stature or length)
determines the growth chart that will be used since length can not be
plotted on the BMI-for-age chart and stature can not be plotted on the
weight-for-length chart for infants birth to 36 months.
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