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Shape of Weight-for-Stature Curve versus BMI-for-Age Curve
Image: Two line graphs are displayed side by
side, the weight-for-stature curve and the BMI-for-age curve. In the
weight-for-stature graph, weight is on the vertical axis and stature is on
the horizontal axis. The
weight-for-stature curve consistently increases, as height increases
weight increases. In the BMI-for-age graph, BMI is on the vertical axis
and age in months is on the horizontal axis. BMI begins to decline at
around 2 years of age and continues to decline until it reaches a minimum
around 4 to 6 years of age when it then begins to increase with age. These
graphs demonstrate the shape of the weight-for-stature curves versus the
BMI-for-age curves.
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