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Body Mass Index (BMI)-for-Age Percentile Reference (For posting)

1. Record date and age on growth chart and PM 160

2. Determine accurate weight and height

Calibrated Scale

Stadiometer

Record measurements on the data entry table on the CDC/NCHS growth chart and PM 160

3. Determine BMI value

4. Plot BMI value on BMI-for-age percentile

(Record values on the data entry table located on the growth chart)

Pediatric BMI Wheel

BMI-for-Age Percentile Growth Chart

Determine

BMI

value

using the BMI formula:

weight ÷ height ÷ height

x 703

if you do not have

access to a BMI Wheel.

Line up height and weight

Read value in window

5. Record BMI-for-age percentile on the PM 160

Example:

Age/Sex:

3 year old boy

Height:

39 ½ inches

Weight:

41 pounds

BMI Value:

18.5 kg/m2

Determine the BMI Percentile (using the growth chart):

> 95th %ile (Record best estimate)

or Calculate the BMI Percentile (from calculator):

97th %ile (Record calculation )

Weight Category: “Obese” (Provider interprets weight category.) record in “Comments” box on PM 160.

Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program

Children’s Medical Services, California Department of Health Care Services

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