Table 3.

50^th percentile values of BMI by age for northeast Iranian girls and WHO reference data.

Age Group	50th.Iran	50th.WHO	Age Group	50th.Iran	50th.WHO
25	15.6	15.7	43	15	15.3
26	15.6	15.6	44	15	15.3
27	15.5	15.6	45	14.9	15.3
28	15.4	15.6	46	14.9	15.3
29	15.4	29	47	14.8	15.3
30	15.4	15.5	48	14.7	15.3
31	15.3	15.5	49	14.7	15.3
32	15.3	15.5	50	14.6	15.3
33	15.3	15.5	51	14.6	15.3
34	15.2	15.4	52	14.6	15.2
35	15.2	15.4	53	14.5	15.3
36	15.2	15.4	54	14.5	15.3
37	15.1	15.4	55	14.5	15.3
38	15.1	15.4	56	14.5	15.3
39	15	15.3	14.5	14.5	15.3
40	15	15.3	58	14.5	15.3
41	14.9	15.3	59	14.4	15.3
42	14.9	15.3	60	14.4	15.3

BMI: Body mass index/ WHO: World health organization