Table 3.
Percentage of normal children and adolescents by sex and puberty stages based on the reference centiles
Parameter | Pre-pubertal | Pubertal | Post-pubertal | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
boys | girls | boys | girls | boys | girls | |
Body mass index | 89.9 | 90.1 | 89.0 | 90.4 | 89.7 | 88.8 |
Weight-for-height | 89.7 | 90.4 | 90.5 | 89.2 | 89.2 | 89.2 |
MUAC | 88.1 | 90.5 | 89.0 | 90.4 | 90.7 | 91.3 |
TST | 89.4 | 92.1 | 89.0 | 90.0 | 91.7 | 89.9 |
MUAC: Mid-upper arm circumference-for-age; TST: triceps skinfold thickness-for-age