Table 5. Weight-for-length SD curves (in kg) for Chinese boys and girls, 45–110 cm.
Length (cm)* | Boys | Girls | ||||||||||||||
L | M | S | −2 SD | −1 SD | Median | +1 SD | +2 SD | L | M | S | −2 SD | −1 SD | Median | +1 SD | +2 SD | |
45 | 0.26 | 2.20 | 0.0955 | 1.81 | 2.00 | 2.20 | 2.42 | 2.65 | −0.20 | 2.33 | 0.0998 | 1.91 | 2.11 | 2.33 | 2.57 | 2.85 |
50 | 0.17 | 3.25 | 0.0949 | 2.68 | 2.95 | 3.25 | 3.57 | 3.91 | −0.24 | 3.29 | 0.0968 | 2.72 | 2.99 | 3.29 | 3.63 | 4.01 |
55 | 0.07 | 4.54 | 0.0940 | 3.76 | 4.14 | 4.54 | 4.99 | 5.48 | −0.29 | 4.54 | 0.0931 | 3.79 | 4.14 | 4.54 | 4.99 | 5.50 |
60 | −0.05 | 6.06 | 0.0921 | 5.05 | 5.53 | 6.06 | 6.65 | 7.30 | −0.34 | 5.93 | 0.0889 | 4.99 | 5.43 | 5.93 | 6.49 | 7.13 |
65 | −0.18 | 7.49 | 0.0894 | 6.28 | 6.85 | 7.49 | 8.19 | 8.98 | −0.40 | 7.26 | 0.0854 | 6.16 | 6.68 | 7.26 | 7.92 | 8.67 |
70 | −0.30 | 8.69 | 0.0867 | 7.34 | 7.98 | 8.69 | 9.49 | 10.38 | −0.46 | 8.41 | 0.0830 | 7.16 | 7.75 | 8.41 | 9.15 | 9.99 |
75 | −0.40 | 9.72 | 0.0843 | 8.25 | 8.94 | 9.72 | 10.59 | 11.57 | −0.51 | 9.39 | 0.0813 | 8.03 | 8.67 | 9.39 | 10.20 | 11.13 |
80 | −0.50 | 10.71 | 0.0820 | 9.15 | 9.88 | 10.71 | 11.64 | 12.70 | −0.56 | 10.34 | 0.0797 | 8.88 | 9.57 | 10.34 | 11.22 | 12.22 |
85 | −0.60 | 11.75 | 0.0796 | 10.09 | 10.87 | 11.75 | 12.74 | 13.89 | −0.61 | 11.37 | 0.0785 | 9.79 | 10.53 | 11.37 | 12.32 | 13.41 |
90 | −0.70 | 12.83 | 0.0775 | 11.08 | 11.90 | 12.83 | 13.90 | 15.12 | −0.67 | 12.50 | 0.0778 | 10.78 | 11.58 | 12.50 | 13.54 | 14.73 |
95 | −0.80 | 13.98 | 0.0758 | 12.12 | 12.99 | 13.98 | 15.12 | 16.44 | −0.73 | 13.75 | 0.0777 | 11.87 | 12.75 | 13.75 | 14.90 | 16.22 |
100 | −0.91 | 15.27 | 0.0753 | 13.26 | 14.20 | 15.27 | 16.51 | 17.96 | −0.80 | 15.09 | 0.0787 | 13.01 | 13.98 | 15.09 | 16.37 | 17.86 |
105 | −1.02 | 16.71 | 0.0769 | 14.49 | 15.52 | 16.71 | 18.11 | 19.76 | −0.86 | 16.48 | 0.0811 | 14.16 | 15.24 | 16.48 | 17.93 | 19.63 |
110 | −1.12 | 18.27 | 0.0811 | 15.74 | 16.91 | 18.27 | 19.89 | 21.85 | −0.92 | 17.96 | 0.0848 | 15.34 | 16.55 | 17.96 | 19.62 | 21.60 |
SD, Standard deviation.
Exact length not length groups.