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 |