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  2. Weight and height percentile - Wikipedia

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    By doing this, doctors can track a child's growth over time and monitor how a child is growing in relation to other children. There are different charts for boys and girls because their growth rates and patterns differ. For both boys and girls there are two sets of charts: one for infants ages 0 to 36 months and another for ages 2 and above.

  3. Growth chart - Wikipedia

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    Mid-parental height (MPH) is often used to predict the target height of an individual based on the heights of the two biological parents. It can be used to calculate the target height (TH) for children. MPH is given by (mother’s height + father’s height) divided by 2. MPH is unisex. Boys need an upward correction, girls need a downward ...

  4. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. With regard to the first table , original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.

  5. Classification of childhood weight - Wikipedia

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    The 2000 CDC growth charts - a revised version of the 1977 NCHS growth charts - are the current standard tool for health care providers and offer 16 charts (8 for boys and 8 for girls), of which BMI-for-age is commonly used for aiding in the diagnoses of childhood obesity.

  6. Early childhood development - Wikipedia

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    In addition, the mid parental height (MPH) is used to calculate the expected height potential and interpret the growth curve of a child. [3] The following calculations are used for males and females respectively: Male = (father’s height + mother’s height + 13 cm)/2 Female = (father’s height-13 cm + mother’s height)/2. [3]

  7. Percentile - Wikipedia

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    The 25th percentile is also known as the first quartile (Q 1), the 50th percentile as the median or second quartile (Q 2), and the 75th percentile as the third quartile (Q 3). For example, the 50th percentile (median) is the score below (or at or below , depending on the definition) which 50% of the scores in the distribution are found.

  8. Travis Kelce, Jake Gyllenhaal and why BMI is problematic. It ...

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    According to the current definition of "overweight" and "obesity," a ratio of height and weight, both men meet those standards. ... just shy of the 30 BMI cutoff for being considered "obese ...

  9. Tanner scale - Wikipedia

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    During Tanner V, females stop growing and reach their adult height. Usually, this happens in their mid teens at 14 or 15 years for females. Males also stop growing and reach their adult height during Tanner V; usually this happens in their late teens at 16 to 17 years, [medical citation needed] but can be a lot later, even into the early 20s.