TABLE 1.
Anthropometric standards published by the INTERGROWTH-21st Project and the MGRS1
| Anthropometric measurement/index | Reference |
| Attained fetal growth (7–15 wk) | |
| CRL | Papageorghiou et al. (1) |
| Attained fetal growth (14 wk to birth) | |
| Head circumference for gestational age | Papageorghiou et al. (6) |
| Biparietal diameter for gestational age | Papageorghiou et al. (6) |
| Occipital parietal diameter for gestational age | Papageorghiou et al. (6) |
| Femur length for gestational age | Papageorghiou et al. (6) |
| Abdominal circumference for gestational age | Papageorghiou et al. (6) |
| Attained growth at birth | |
| Weight for gestational age at birth | Villar et al. (2) |
| Length for gestational age at birth | Villar et al. (2) |
| Head circumference for gestational age at birth | Villar et al. (2) |
| Attained postnatal growth | |
| Weight for age | Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO (3) |
| Length/height for age | Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO (3) |
| Weight-for-length/height | Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO (3) |
| BMI for age | Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO (3) |
| Midupper arm circumference for age | Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO (4) |
| Triceps skinfold for age | Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO (4) |
| Subscapular skinfold for age | Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO (4) |
| Head circumference for age | Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO (4) |
| Postnatal growth velocity | |
| Weight | Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO (5) |
| Length/height | Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO (5) |
| Head circumference | Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO (5) |
1
CRL, crown-rump length; INTERGROWTH-21st Project, International Fetal and newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century; MGRS, Multicentre Growth Reference Study.