Table 4. Screening criteria for growth abnormalities in the 2007 and 2017 Korean National Growth Charts.

Category	Age	Korean National Growth Charts 2007	Korean National Growth Charts 2017
Short stature	0–23 months	Height for age <3rd percentile	Height for age <3rd percentile
	2–18 years	Height for age <3rd percentile	Height for age <3rd percentile
Microcephaly	0–6 years	Head circumference for age <3rd percentile	Head circumference for age <3rd percentile
Wasting	0–23 months	-	Weight for height < 5th percentile
	2–18 years	-	Body mass index for age < 5th percentile
Underweight	0–23 months	Weight for age <5th percentile	Weight for age <5th percentile
	2–18 years	Weight for age <5th percentile	Weight for age <5th percentile
Overweight	0–23 months	Weight for age ≥95th percentile	Weight for height ≥95th percentile
	2–18 years	Body mass index for age ≥85th percentile and <95th percentile	Body mass index for age ≥85th percentile and <95th percentile
Obesity	2–18 years	Body mass index for age ≥95th percentile or 25 kg/m2	Body mass index for age ≥95th percentile