CDC Growth Chart Presentation

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

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Speaker Notes

This boy's height is 39.7 inches and his weight is 41 pounds. Using his height and weight, his calculated BMI is 18.3.

Plotted on the BMI-for-age chart for boys, his BMI-for-age falls above the 95th percentile. Likewise, when plotted on the weight-for stature grid, it falls above the 95th percentile.

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Plotted BMI-for-Age

Image: A line graph labeled "Boys 2 to 20 years" is displayed.  This graph illustrates BMI-for-age described in the speaker notes using the measurements listed below.

Measurements:
Age=3 y 3 wks
Height=100.8 cm (39.7 in)
Weight=18.6 kg (41 lb)
BMI=18.3
BMI-for-age= >95th percentile overweight

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