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. 1999 Oct 23;319(7217):1103–1104. doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7217.1103

Table.

Relation between height and weight in tall, average, and short prepubertal boys for a body mass index (wt/ht2) equal to the 99.6th centile and the 0.4th centile)

Age (years) Tall (99.6th centile)
Average (50th centile)
Short (0.4th centile)
Height
(cm)
Weight (kg)
Weight
(SD score)
Discrepancy between weight and height (centile bands)* Height
(cm)
Weight
(kg)
Weight
(SD score)
Discrepancy between weight and height (centile bands)* Height (cm) Weight
(kg)
Weight
(SD score)
Discrepancy between weight and height (centile bands)*
Obese boys (body mass index=99.6th centile)
2  95.6 18.7 3.78  1.67  87.1 15.6 2.17  3.23  78.6 12.7 0.25  4.36
3 105.8 22.1 3.63  1.43  95.8 18.1 1.99  2.98  85.8 14.6 0.19  4.13
4 114.2 25.5 3.46  1.19 103.0 20.8 1.95  2.90  91.9 16.5 0.02  4.01
5 121.8 29.4 3.34  1.00 109.7 23.9 1.95  2.91  97.5 18.9 0.14  4.19
6 128.8 33.9 3.26  0.89 115.8 27.4 2.00  2.99 102.8 21.6 0.34  4.48
7 135.6 39.2 3.15  0.72 121.8 31.6 2.06  3.07 108.0 24.9 0.58  4.84
8 142.4 45.6 3.01  0.51 127.7 36.7 2.08  3.11 113.1 28.8 0.78  5.14
9 148.7 52.6 2.89  0.34 133.2 42.2 2.08  3.10 117.7 33.0 0.91  5.34
Underweight boys (body mass index=0.4th centile)
2  95.6 12.6 0.18 –3.71  87.1 10.4 –1.69 –2.52  78.6  8.5 –3.74 –1.61
3 105.8 14.9 0.29 –3.55  95.8 12.2 –1.60 –2.39  85.8  9.8 –3.84 –1.75
4 114.2 17.1 0.33 –3.48 103.0 13.9 –1.56 –2.32  91.9 11.1 –3.85 –1.76
5 121.8 19.3 0.32 –3.51 109.7 15.6 –1.55 –2.31  97.5 12.3 –3.95 –1.91
6 128.8 21.3 0.23 –3.64 115.8 17.2 –1.57 –2.34 102.8 13.6 –3.90 –1.85
7 135.6 23.4 0.14 –3.77 121.8 18.9 –1.57 –2.35 108.0 14.8 –3.97 –1.95
8 142.4 25.7 0.04 –3.91 127.7 20.7 –1.61 –2.40 113.1 16.2 –3.97 –1.94
9 148.7 28.2 –0.02 –4.01 133.2 22.7 –1.60 –2.38 117.7 17.7 –3.93 –1.89
*

Calculated by subtracting height standard deviation score from weight standard deviation score and dividing by 0.67.