Resources and References

Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. BMI Percentile Calculator for Child and Teen.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Extended BMI-for-age Growth Charts.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clinical Growth Charts.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Computer Programs.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/growthcharts/resources/growthchart.pdf [PDF-207KB]

WHO Expert Committee on Physical Status. The Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry. World Health Organization; 1995.

References

Links to non-federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Such links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization web pages at these links.

2022 CDC Extended BMI-for-Age Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity. Media Statement. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Childhood Obesity Facts. Prevalence of Childhood Obesity in the United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Flegal KM, Cole TJ. Construction of LMS parameters for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 growth charts [PDF-87KB]. Natl Health Stat Report. 2013;(63):1–3.

Grummer-Strawn LM, Reinold C, Krebs NF; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Use of the World Health Organization and CDC growth charts for children aged 0–59 months in the United States. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2010;59(RR-9);1–15.

Hales CM, Freedman DS, Akinbami L, et al. Evaluation of Alternative Body Mass Index (BMI) Metrics to Monitor Weight Status in Children and Adolescents With Extremely High BMI Using CDC BMI-for-age Growth Charts. Vital Health Stat 1. 2022 Dec;(197):1-42. doi:

Hampl SE, Hassink SG, Skinner AC, et al. Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity. Pediatrics. 2023;151(2):e2022060641.

Kuczmarski RJ, Ogden CL, Grummer-Strawn LM, et al. CDC growth charts: United States [PDF-550KB]. Advance Data. 2000;(314):1-27.

Kuczmarski RJ, Ogden CL, Guo SS, et al. 2000 CDC growth charts for the United States: methods and development [PDF-5.32MB]. Vital Health Stat 11. 2002;(246)1–190.

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