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Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2015 Feb 3;23(3):644–652. doi: 10.1002/oby.21018

Table 1.

Body mass distribution (kg)

3-year-old	50^th percentile	95^th percentile	97^th percentile	Over 99^th percentile	References
Height (cm)	95	95	95	95
Weight	14.50	16.52	16.97	17.60

BMI	16.07	18.30	18.80	19.50	4

Head	2.39 (16.5)^a	2.65 (16.0)	2.68 (15.8)	2.75 (15.7)	24
Trunk	4.12 (28.4)	4.72 (28.6)	4.87 (28.7)	5.07 (28.8)	24, 25
Pelvis	2.62 (18.1)	3.02 (18.3)	3.11 (18.3)	3.25 (18.5)	24, 25
Upper arms	0.81 (5.6)	0.93 (5.6)	0.95 (5.6)	0.99 (5.6)	24
Forearms	0.64 (4.4)	0.73 (4.4)	0.75 (4.4)	0.78 (4.4)	24
Hand	0.23 (1.6)	0.26 (1.6)	0.27 (1.6)	0.28 (1.6)	24
Thighs	1.82 (12.5)	2.07 (12.5)	2.12 (12.5)	2.21 (12.5)	24, 26
Shanks	1.31 (9.0)	1.52 (9.2)	1.58 (9.3)	1.66 (9.4)	24, 26
Feet	0.57 (3.9)	0.61 (3.7)	0.62 (3.7)	0.62 (3.5)	24, 27
Fat vest	0.00 (0.0)	1.45 (8.8)	1.58 (9.3)	1.75 (9.9)

Sum	14.50 (100.0)	16.52 (100.0)	16.97 (100.0)	17.60 (100.0)

6-year-old	80^th percentile	95^th percentile	97^th percentile	Over 99^th percentile	References
Height (cm)	117	117	117	117
Weight	23.00	25.46	26.69	27.93

BMI	16.80	18.60	19.50	20.40	4

Head	4.13 (18.0)	4.32 (17.0)	4.34 (16.3)	4.36 (15.6)	24
Trunk	6.03 (26.2)	6.87 (27.0)	7.34 (27.5)	7.83 (28.0)	24
Pelvis	5.03 (21.9)	5.78 (22.7)	6.21 (23.3)	6.64 (23.8)	24
Upper arms	0.87 (3.8)	0.99 (3.9)	1.05 (4.0)	1.12 (4.0)	24
Forearms	0.83 (3.6)	0.92 (3.6)	0.96 (3.6)	1.01 (3.6)	24
Hands	0.33 (1.4)	0.34 (1.3)	0.34 (1.3)	0.34 (1.2)	24
Thighs	2.29 (10.0)	2.53 (10.0)	2.66 (10.0)	2.78 (10.0)	24, 25
Shanks	2.76 (12.0)	2.95 (11.6)	3.02 (11.3)	3.08 (11.0)	24, 25
Feet	0.73 (3.2)	0.77 (3.0)	0.78 (2.9)	0.79 (2.8)	24, 26
Fat vest	0.00 (0.0)	2.63 (10.3)	3.22 (12.1)	3.83 (13.7)

Sum	23.00 (100.0)	25.46 (100.0)	26.69 (100.0)	27.93 (100.0)

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Values in parentheses are percentages (mass/total mass*100).