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. 2009 Jul-Aug;29(4):258–269. doi: 10.4103/0256-4947.55309

Table 4.

Distribution of percentiles of body mass index among Bahraini girls and boys aged 6-18 years (2000-2001) compared to WHO growth reference for 2007.14

Age (y) BMI Percentiles (kg/m2)
Girls Boys
Total n 5 50 85 95 Total n 5 50 85 95
6 51 50 12.2 (13.1) 14.2 (15.3) 17.1 (17.1) 20.6 (18.4) 36 31 12.3 (13.4) 14.3 (15.3) 18.1 (16.8) 22 (17.9)
7 89 87 11 (13.1) 14.2 (15.4) 17.4 (17.4) 20.8 (18.8) 100 89 12.4 (13.5) 14.6 (15.5) 17.7 (17.1) 21.2 (18.3)
8 96 90 10.9 (13.3) 14.6 (15.7) 18.5 (17.8) 23.1 (19.4) 116 113 12.1 (13.7) 15.2 (15.7) 17.4 (17.5) 21 (18.8)
9 126 119 12.2 (13.6) 15.7 (16.1) 19.7 (18.4) 23.6 (20.2) 100 98 12.9 (13.9) 15.8 (16) 21.4 (18) 24.6 (19.5)
10 120 116 13.4 (13.9) 16.9 (16.6) 22.2 (19.1) 26.4 (21.1) 106 101 13.2 (14.1) 16.5 (16.4) 21.6 (18.6) 25.8 (20.2)
11 131 123 13.2 (14.4) 17.3 (17.2) 23.8 (20) 29.1 (22.2) 114 110 13.9 (14.5) 16.6 (16.9) 21.3 (19.3) 25.1 (21.1)
12 111 104 14.9 (14.9) 18.3 (18) 25.4 (20.9) 29.4 (23.3) 90 90 14.6 (14.9) 18.7 (17.5) 24.9 (20.1) 33.6 (22.1)
13 93 83 15.9 (15.5) 20.9 (18.8) 25.3 (21.9) 32 (24.4) 108 106 14.8 (15.4) 18.9 (18.2) 22.8 (20.9) 28.6 (23.1)
14 105 97 16.1 (16) 20.7 (19.6) 27.6 (22.9) 30.7 (25.5) 113 98 15.3 (16) 19.5 (19) 24.8 (21.9) 28.6 (24.2)
15 84 71 16.2 (16.5) 21 (20.2) 29.4 (23.7) 31.8 (26.3) 93 85 15.1 (16.5) 19.7 (19.8) 25.6 (22.8) 30.6 (25.2)
16 112 108 17.3 (16.8) 21.8 (20.7) 27.6 (24.2) 34.9 (27) 94 86 16.8 (17.1) 21 (20.5) 27.3 (23.7) 34.2 (26.1)
17 106 97 17.1 (17) 22.4 (21) 27.9 (24.7) 34.4 (27.4) 98 90 16 (17.5) 21.6 (21.1) 31.2 (24.4) 40.2 (26.9)
18 96 90 16.9 (17.1) 22.4 (21.3) 28.9 (24.9) 30.8 (27.7) 82 76 18.1 (17.9) 21.8 (21.7) 25.8 (25) 29.3 (27.5)
Total 1320 1235 1250 1173

WHO percentiles are in parentheses.