Using CDC Growth Charts – Test Your Knowledge

1. The 85th percentile curve appears on the BMI-for-age growth chart.

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   False

   ANSWER: TRUE – That’s correct. The 85th percentile curve appears on the BMI-for-age growth chart because the classification of overweight is used for children and teens 2 years and older.

    

2. BMI-for-age is an anthropometric index that considers a child’s weight, height, sex and age.

   True
   False

   ANSWER: TRUE – That’s correct. BMI-for-age is an anthropometric index of weight, height, sex and age.

    

3. Percentiles are used to rank an individual on a given growth chart and indicate the percent of the reference population of the same sex and age that individual equals or exceeds.

   True
   False

   ANSWER: TRUE – That’s correct.