Table 2.
Data collected and documented of children >2 years of age.
| For children above two years of age | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Weight- for-height centile | Weight-for-height percent median | Interpretation of percentiles weight-for-height | BMI-for-age value | BMI-for-age centile | BMI-for-age centile interpretation | BMI-for-age Z-score value | Interpretation of BMI-for-age Z-score (>2) |
| Female, Male | Centile 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th, 95th, 97th | Divide actual weight by ideal weight, then multiply by 100. Number expressed as a percentage. | Normal, Mild, Moderate, Severe | Weight divided by height square | Less than, on or 3rd, 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 85th, 95th, 97th centile and above 97th percentile | Normal | Expressed as an exact number. Negative or positive | Normal, Mild, Moderate, Severe Overweight, Obese |
| Underweight | ||||||||
| Overweight | ||||||||
| Obese | ||||||||