anthropometry
Use CORRECTED age!
- Length (infantometer) <2yo: head in frankfort plane (neutral) orbitale (bottom of orbit) to porion (top of ear canal)
- Height (Stadiometer) >2yo Head, shoulders, butt, knees, heels against wall, gentle pressure to mastoids (Daily calibration with a stick)
- Weight (Annual calibration)
- Ideal wt (Ht centile plotted on Wt chart)
- HC <2yo
- BMI for age kg/m2 (<5 = underweight, 85-95 = overweight, >95 = obese)
- Waist (male <94cm, female <80cm), waist:hips, waist:ht (n<0.5 when >6yo) (keep waist half ht). Midway between ribs and iliac crest on exhalation
- 0-2 WHO charts
- 2-15 CDC charts
- (APEG also have growth charts)
- CDC Down syndrome charts
WHO Boys 0-2y Wt | |
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WHO Boys 0-2y Length | |
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WHO Boys 0-2y HC | |
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WHO Boys 0-2y BMI | |
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CDC Boys 2-20y Ht and Wt | |
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CDC Boys 2-20y BMI | |
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APEG Boys 24w-3y | |
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APEG Boys 2-18y | |
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Boys and Girls 2-18y HC.pdf | |
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WHO Girls 0-2y Wt | |
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WHO Girls 0-2y Length | |
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WHO Girls 0-2y HC | |
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WHO Girls 0-2y BMI | |
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CDC Girls 2-20y Ht and Wt | |
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CDC Girls 2-20y BMI | |
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APEG Girls 24w-3y | |
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APEG Girls 2-18y | |
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