Body Mass Index Percentiles For Boys And Girls From 5-17 Years
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1Body Mass Index Percentiles for Boys
and Girls from 5–17 Years
AGE
BMI PERCENTILE
BMI FOR BOYS
BMI FOR GIRLS
5
5th
13.7
13.1
50th
15.6
15.1
85th
17.2
16.9
95th
18.3
18.5
6
5th
13.8
13.4
50th
15.6
15.2
85th
17.4
17.2
95th
19.0
19.3
7
5th
13.9
13.6
50th
15.8
15.4
85th
17.8
17.9
95th
20.0
20.4
8
5th
14.1
13.6
50th
16.2
15.8
85th
18.6
18.9
95th
21.5
21.7
9
5th
14.3
13.7
50th
16.6
16.4
85th
19.7
20.1
95th
23.1
23.0
10
5th
14.6
14.0
50th
17.2
17.1
85th
20.9
21.4
95th
24.6
24.5
11
5th
14.9
14.5
50th
17.8
17.9
85th
21.9
22.6
95th
25.7
26.1
12
5th
15.3
15.1
50th
18.4
18.8
85th
22.6
23.6
95th
26.5
27.5
13
5th
15.9
15.9
50th
19.1
19.6
85th
23.2
24.4
95th
27.1
28.6
14
5th
16.5
16.6
50th
19.8
20.2
85th
23.7
24.9
95th
27.8
29.3
15
5th
17.2
17.1
50th
20.6
20.6
85th
24.5
25.2
95th
28.7
29.6
16
5th
17.9
17.4
50th
21.3
20.9
85th
25.4
25.5
95th
29.8
29.9
17
5th
18.3
17.7
50th
21.8
21.2
85th
25.9
25.9
95th
30.1
31.3
Adapted from Rosner, B., Prineas, R., Loggie, J., & Daniels, S. R. (1998). Percentiles
for body mass index in U.S. children 5 to 17 years of age. Journal of Pediatrics,
132, 211–222.
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