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. 2023 Jan 7;9(4):216–224. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2022.12.003

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