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. 2013 Feb 1;172(6):753–761. doi: 10.1007/s00431-013-1954-2

Table 2.

Polish 2012 height-for-age (in cm), weight-for-age (in kg), and BMI-for-age (in kg/m2) references for preschool boys

Age (years) L S −2 SD −1 SD +1 SD +2 SD P3 P10 P25 P50: M (median) P75 P90 P97
Height (cm)
3.0 1 0.038 90.1 93.8 101.3 105.0 90.5 92.7 95.0 97.5 100.0 102.3 104.5
3.5 1 0.039 93.5 97.4 105.2 109.2 93.9 96.3 98.7 101.3 104.0 106.3 108.7
4.0 1 0.039 96.7 100.8 109.1 113.2 97.2 99.7 102.2 104.9 107.7 110.2 112.7
4.5 1 0.040 99.8 104.1 112.7 117.0 100.3 102.9 105.5 108.4 111.3 113.9 116.5
5.0 1 0.041 102.7 107.3 116.4 120.9 103.3 106.0 108.8 111.8 114.9 117.6 120.4
5.5 1 0.041 105.6 110.4 119.9 124.7 106.2 109.0 111.9 115.2 118.4 121.3 124.1
6.0 1 0.042 108.4 113.4 123.4 128.4 109.0 112.0 115.0 118.4 121.8 124.8 127.8
Weight (kg)
3.0 −1.289 0.131 11.9 13.2 17.2 20.6 12.1 12.8 13.7 14.9 16.4 18.0 20.1
3.5 −1.350 0.131 12.8 14.2 18.5 22.1 12.9 13.8 14.7 16.0 17.6 19.4 21.6
4.0 −1.382 0.130 13.7 15.2 19.8 23.7 13.9 14.7 15.8 17.1 18.8 20.7 23.1
4.5 −1.379 0.134 14.4 16.0 21.0 25.3 14.6 15.5 16.6 18.1 20.0 22.1 24.7
5.0 −1.369 0.142 15.0 16.8 22.4 27.5 15.2 16.3 17.5 19.1 21.2 23.6 26.7
5.5 −1.384 0.152 15.7 17.7 24.0 30.1 15.9 17.1 18.4 20.3 22.6 25.4 29.2
6.0 −1.416 0.163 16.6 18.7 26.0 33.5 16.8 18.0 19.5 21.6 24.4 27.7 32.3
BMI (kg/m2)
3.0 −2.743 0.081 13.7 14.6 17.1 19.4 13.8 14.3 14.9 15.7 16.6 17.7 19.0
3.5 −2.696 0.085 13.6 14.4 17.2 19.6 13.7 14.2 14.8 15.6 16.6 17.8 19.2
4.0 −2.648 0.090 13.4 14.4 17.2 19.8 13.5 14.1 14.7 15.6 16.6 17.8 19.4
4.5 −2.601 0.094 13.3 14.3 17.3 20.1 13.4 14.0 14.6 15.5 16.6 18.0 19.7
5.0 −2.554 0.099 13.2 14.2 17.4 20.5 13.3 13.9 14.6 15.5 16.7 18.1 20.0
5.5 −2.507 0.104 13.1 14.2 17.5 20.9 13.3 13.9 14.6 15.5 16.8 18.3 20.4
6.0 −2.460 0.109 13.1 14.2 17.7 21.4 13.2 13.8 14.6 15.6 16.9 18.5 20.8