CDC Growth Charts PowerPoint Presentation

(Speaker notes and slide text are located at bottom of page.)

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Speaker Notes

BMI changes substantially with age. After about 1 year of age, BMI-for-age begins to decline and it continues falling during the preschool years until it reaches a minimum around 4 to 6 years of age. Here the BMI-for-age tracking is on the 95th percentile.

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Slide Text

For Children, BMI Changes with Age

Example: 95th Percentile Tracking

Image: A line graph, representing a growth chart for "Boys: 2 to 20" is displayed. This graph illustrates BMI changes with age described in the speaker notes using the following plotted points.

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