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. 2018 Feb 2;10(2):e2138. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2138

Table 2. BMI-for-age using quantile regression.

Age in years Age in months Quantile regression-Percentiles (BMI kg/m2)
1% 3% 5% 15% 25% 50% 75% 85% 95% 97% 99%
For Girls
4 48 7.6 9.3 9.9 11.8 12.4 13.5 14.6 15.5 17.1 17.7 20.0
5 60 8.1 9.6 10.3 12.0 12.6 13.8 15.0 16.0 17.8 18.5 20.9
6 72 8.5 10.0 10.6 12.3 12.9 14.1 15.5 16.5 18.5 19.2 21.8
7 84 8.9 10.4 11.0 12.5 13.2 14.5 15.9 17.0 19.2 20.0 22.7
8 96 9.3 10.8 11.3 12.8 13.5 14.8 16.3 17.4 19.8 20.8 23.6
9 108 9.8 11.2 11.7 13.1 13.7 15.1 16.7 17.9 20.5 21.5 24.5
10 120 10.2 11.6 12.1 13.3 14.0 15.4 17.2 18.4 21.2 22.3 25.3
11 132 10.6 12.0 12.4 13.6 14.3 15.8 17.6 18.9 21.9 23.1 26.2
12 144 11.1 12.4 12.8 13.9 14.5 16.1 18.0 19.4 22.6 23.8 27.1
13 156 11.5 12.8 13.2 14.1 14.8 16.5 18.5 19.8 23.2 24.6 28.0
14 168 12.0 13.2 13.5 14.4 15.1 16.8 19.0 20.4 24.0 25.5 29.0
15 180 12.3 13.5 13.9 14.6 15.4 17.1 19.3 20.8 24.6 26.1 29.8
FOR BOYS
4 48 7.4 9.0 9.8 11.3 12.0 12.8 13.8 14.3 16.0 16.7 17.5
5 60 8.0 9.5 10.2 11.7 12.4 13.4 14.6 15.2 17.2 18.0 19.6
6 72 8.5 10.0 10.6 12.1 12.8 13.9 15.3 16.1 18.4 19.4 21.6
7 84 9.0 10.4 11.1 12.4 13.2 14.4 16.0 17.0 19.5 20.7 23.7
8 96 9.6 10.9 11.5 12.8 13.6 14.9 16.8 18.0 20.7 22.1 25.8
9 108 10.1 11.4 11.9 13.2 14.0 15.5 17.5 18.9 21.9 23.4 27.8
10 120 10.7 11.8 12.3 13.5 14.4 16.0 18.2 19.8 23.1 24.7 29.9
11 132 11.2 12.3 12.8 13.9 14.8 16.5 19.0 20.7 24.3 26.1 32.0
12 144 11.8 12.8 13.2 14.3 15.2 17.0 19.7 21.6 25.4 27.4 34.1
13 156 12.3 13.2 13.6 14.6 15.6 17.6 20.5 22.5 26.6 28.8 36.2
14 168 12.9 13.3 14.1 15.0 16.0 18.1 21.2 23.5 27.9 30.2 38.3
15 180 13.2 14.1 14.4 15.3 16.3 18.5 21.8 24.1 28.7 31.1 39.8