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. 2013 Aug 2;4(4):272–280. doi: 10.5812/asjsm.34247

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