Table 10.
L, M, and S parameters and percentiles for Body mass index (kg/m2) for age: girls 0 to 60 months.
| Age (m) | L | M | S | 3rd | 5th | 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 85th | 90th | 95th | 97th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | −0.4290653 | 12.60431 | 0.1329378 | 9.939663 | 10.22702 | 10.69323 | 11.54272 | 12.60431 | 13.81112 | 14.52775 | 15.04361 | 15.85761 | 16.42036 |
| 1 | −0.3458589 | 13.55883 | 0.1326732 | 10.67274 | 10.98635 | 11.49396 | 12.41503 | 13.55883 | 14.84909 | 15.61016 | 16.15565 | 17.01237 | 17.60176 |
| 2 | −0.2590664 | 14.4504 | 0.1323513 | 11.35313 | 11.69242 | 12.24023 | 13.22976 | 14.4504 | 15.81629 | 16.61643 | 17.1874 | 18.0799 | 18.6909 |
| 3 | −0.1675384 | 15.23088 | 0.1319324 | 11.94373 | 12.30699 | 12.89187 | 13.94324 | 15.23088 | 16.65952 | 17.49045 | 18.08068 | 18.99884 | 19.62429 |
| 4 | −7.13E-02 | 15.87732 | 0.1314171 | 12.42706 | 12.81196 | 13.42981 | 14.53459 | 15.87732 | 17.35382 | 18.20621 | 18.80888 | 19.74178 | 20.3741 |
| 5 | 2.87E-02 | 16.38358 | 0.13083 | 12.79867 | 13.20262 | 13.84895 | 14.99811 | 16.38358 | 17.89303 | 18.75786 | 19.36646 | 20.30391 | 20.93617 |
| 6 | 0.1297354 | 16.75742 | 0.1301935 | 13.06583 | 13.48612 | 14.15629 | 15.34091 | 16.75742 | 18.28643 | 19.1559 | 19.76496 | 20.69868 | 21.32541 |
| 7 | 0.2289054 | 17.01358 | 0.1295466 | 13.24081 | 13.6748 | 14.36442 | 15.57627 | 17.01358 | 18.55107 | 19.41909 | 20.02448 | 20.94843 | 21.56584 |
| 8 | 0.3235968 | 17.16987 | 0.1289225 | 13.33827 | 13.78348 | 14.48849 | 15.72029 | 17.16987 | 18.70727 | 19.56941 | 20.16829 | 21.07854 | 21.68433 |
| 9 | 0.411696 | 17.24328 | 0.1283347 | 13.3725 | 13.82654 | 14.54318 | 15.78851 | 17.24328 | 18.77407 | 19.62725 | 20.21776 | 21.11199 | 21.70496 |
| 10 | 0.4911669 | 17.2506 | 0.127786 | 13.35774 | 13.81835 | 14.54315 | 15.79635 | 17.2506 | 18.77005 | 19.61234 | 20.19344 | 21.07062 | 21.65045 |
| 11 | 0.5588613 | 17.20836 | 0.1272795 | 13.30855 | 13.77346 | 14.50307 | 15.75911 | 17.20836 | 18.71355 | 19.54414 | 20.11566 | 20.97607 | 21.54335 |
| 12 | 0.6116836 | 17.13107 | 0.1268158 | 13.23783 | 13.70472 | 14.43587 | 15.69024 | 17.13107 | 18.62058 | 19.43963 | 20.00206 | 20.84707 | 21.4031 |
| 13 | 0.6467443 | 17.03177 | 0.1263857 | 13.1574 | 13.6239 | 14.35336 | 15.60193 | 17.03177 | 18.50534 | 19.31375 | 19.86812 | 20.69992 | 21.24655 |
| 14 | 0.6612759 | 16.92238 | 0.1259867 | 13.07781 | 13.54153 | 14.26618 | 15.50526 | 16.92238 | 18.3809 | 19.18025 | 19.7281 | 20.54966 | 21.08926 |
| 15 | 0.653456 | 16.81222 | 0.1256185 | 13.0069 | 13.46555 | 14.18247 | 15.40885 | 16.81222 | 18.25743 | 19.04983 | 19.59306 | 20.40789 | 20.9432 |
| 16 | 0.6243388 | 16.70627 | 0.1252878 | 12.94743 | 13.39909 | 14.10588 | 15.31707 | 16.70627 | 18.14029 | 18.92798 | 19.46853 | 20.28019 | 20.81394 |
| 17 | 0.5773425 | 16.60459 | 0.125005 | 12.89714 | 13.34043 | 14.03535 | 15.22964 | 16.60459 | 18.02944 | 18.81439 | 19.35399 | 20.16558 | 20.70019 |
| 18 | 0.5159847 | 16.50507 | 0.1247742 | 12.8523 | 13.28627 | 13.96815 | 15.14434 | 16.50507 | 17.92239 | 18.70622 | 19.24627 | 20.06038 | 20.59784 |
| 19 | 0.4433818 | 16.40689 | 0.1245953 | 12.81062 | 13.23472 | 13.90283 | 15.06023 | 16.40689 | 17.81805 | 18.60211 | 19.14378 | 19.96258 | 20.50458 |
| 20 | 0.3624861 | 16.31007 | 0.1244583 | 12.77093 | 13.18491 | 13.83894 | 14.97726 | 16.31007 | 17.71615 | 18.50147 | 19.04571 | 19.87094 | 20.41888 |
| 21 | 0.2763424 | 16.21228 | 0.1243501 | 12.73039 | 13.13425 | 13.77414 | 14.89327 | 16.21228 | 17.61384 | 18.40105 | 18.94843 | 19.78127 | 20.33613 |
| 22 | 0.1872552 | 16.11089 | 0.1242617 | 12.68622 | 13.08006 | 13.70588 | 14.80578 | 16.11089 | 17.508 | 18.29734 | 18.84815 | 19.68926 | 20.25165 |
| 23 | 9.67E-02 | 16.00386 | 0.1241857 | 12.63643 | 13.02041 | 13.6323 | 14.71294 | 16.00386 | 17.39625 | 18.1877 | 18.74202 | 19.59169 | 20.16197 |
| 24 | 5.48E-03 | 15.89138 | 0.1241153 | 12.58105 | 12.95538 | 13.55353 | 14.61492 | 15.89138 | 17.27866 | 18.07209 | 18.6299 | 19.4883 | 20.06673 |
| 25 | −8.65E-02 | 15.77643 | 0.1240451 | 12.52262 | 12.88754 | 13.47222 | 14.51454 | 15.77643 | 17.15841 | 17.9538 | 18.51517 | 19.38259 | 19.96951 |
| 26 | −0.1795667 | 15.66346 | 0.1239676 | 12.46497 | 12.82077 | 13.39235 | 14.41598 | 15.66346 | 17.04028 | 17.83781 | 18.40297 | 19.27996 | 19.87594 |
| 27 | −0.273515 | 15.55574 | 0.1238819 | 12.41067 | 12.75774 | 13.3167 | 14.32223 | 15.55574 | 16.92779 | 17.72779 | 18.29707 | 19.18437 | 19.79009 |
| 28 | −0.3676666 | 15.45438 | 0.123793 | 12.36036 | 12.69912 | 13.24606 | 14.23425 | 15.45438 | 16.82218 | 17.62504 | 18.19878 | 19.09715 | 19.71333 |
| 29 | −0.4609407 | 15.36039 | 0.1237101 | 12.3144 | 12.64538 | 13.181 | 14.15284 | 15.36039 | 16.72459 | 17.53071 | 18.10928 | 19.01944 | 19.64676 |
| 30 | −0.55182 | 15.27568 | 0.1236388 | 12.27393 | 12.59774 | 13.12292 | 14.07966 | 15.27568 | 16.6371 | 17.4469 | 18.03061 | 18.95322 | 19.59225 |
| 31 | −0.6387666 | 15.20156 | 0.1235736 | 12.23984 | 12.55717 | 13.07288 | 14.01589 | 15.20156 | 16.56096 | 17.37474 | 17.9638 | 18.89921 | 19.55029 |
| 32 | −0.7204627 | 15.13832 | 0.1235031 | 12.21243 | 12.52395 | 13.03119 | 13.9619 | 15.13832 | 16.49629 | 17.31416 | 17.90858 | 18.85675 | 19.51987 |
| 33 | −0.7961434 | 15.08584 | 0.123414 | 12.19182 | 12.49821 | 12.99792 | 13.91765 | 15.08584 | 16.44275 | 17.26461 | 17.86422 | 18.82474 | 19.49958 |
| 34 | −0.865136 | 15.04402 | 0.1232973 | 12.17808 | 12.47997 | 12.97307 | 13.88311 | 15.04402 | 16.40009 | 17.22569 | 17.83014 | 18.80228 | 19.48819 |
| 35 | −0.926369 | 15.01228 | 0.1231457 | 12.17079 | 12.4688 | 12.95619 | 13.85781 | 15.01228 | 16.36752 | 17.19639 | 17.80513 | 18.78767 | 19.4836 |
| 36 | −0.9782043 | 14.98808 | 0.1229469 | 12.16781 | 12.46256 | 12.94508 | 13.83942 | 14.98808 | 16.34201 | 17.17323 | 17.78531 | 18.77623 | 19.48039 |
| 37 | −1.019769 | 14.96808 | 0.1226998 | 12.16636 | 12.45838 | 12.93682 | 13.82485 | 14.96808 | 16.31984 | 17.1522 | 17.76637 | 18.76304 | 19.47314 |
| 38 | −1.050418 | 14.94987 | 0.1224117 | 12.1643 | 12.45412 | 12.92918 | 13.8118 | 14.94987 | 16.29845 | 17.13055 | 17.74542 | 18.74489 | 19.45829 |
| 39 | −1.069097 | 14.93101 | 0.1220993 | 12.15917 | 12.4473 | 12.91971 | 13.79783 | 14.93101 | 16.27529 | 17.10564 | 17.71969 | 18.71872 | 19.43251 |
| 40 | −1.075076 | 14.90889 | 0.1217751 | 12.14852 | 12.43547 | 12.90593 | 13.78041 | 14.90889 | 16.24766 | 17.07466 | 17.68626 | 18.68139 | 19.39247 |
| 41 | −1.069481 | 14.88305 | 0.1214512 | 12.13208 | 12.41829 | 12.88743 | 13.75905 | 14.88305 | 16.21527 | 17.03753 | 17.64528 | 18.63349 | 19.33913 |
| 42 | −1.054275 | 14.85504 | 0.1211356 | 12.11145 | 12.39733 | 12.86571 | 13.73522 | 14.85504 | 16.18005 | 16.99657 | 17.59943 | 18.57848 | 19.27662 |
| 43 | −1.03128 | 14.82596 | 0.1208259 | 12.08803 | 12.37392 | 12.84202 | 13.71004 | 14.82596 | 16.1433 | 16.95335 | 17.55054 | 18.51873 | 19.20786 |
| 44 | −1.002442 | 14.79632 | 0.1205135 | 12.06285 | 12.34898 | 12.81714 | 13.68411 | 14.79632 | 16.1056 | 16.90861 | 17.49957 | 18.45569 | 19.13472 |
| 45 | −0.9698157 | 14.76716 | 0.120192 | 12.03735 | 12.32389 | 12.79235 | 13.65856 | 14.76716 | 16.06814 | 16.86378 | 17.44817 | 18.39154 | 19.0599 |
| 46 | −0.9352537 | 14.73993 | 0.1198513 | 12.01334 | 12.30039 | 12.76927 | 13.63488 | 14.73993 | 16.03249 | 16.82063 | 17.39831 | 18.3287 | 18.9862 |
| 47 | −0.9002036 | 14.71554 | 0.1194839 | 11.99206 | 12.27965 | 12.74901 | 13.61405 | 14.71554 | 15.99966 | 16.78027 | 17.35126 | 18.26873 | 18.91548 |
| 48 | −0.8649045 | 14.69339 | 0.1190986 | 11.97291 | 12.26107 | 12.73093 | 13.59545 | 14.69339 | 15.9691 | 16.74224 | 17.30661 | 18.21134 | 18.84753 |
| 49 | −0.8294557 | 14.67413 | 0.1187172 | 11.95603 | 12.24483 | 12.71529 | 13.57947 | 14.67413 | 15.94177 | 16.70771 | 17.26568 | 18.15814 | 18.78417 |
| 50 | −0.7943793 | 14.65962 | 0.1183663 | 11.94256 | 12.23212 | 12.7034 | 13.56766 | 14.65962 | 15.92002 | 16.67936 | 17.23145 | 18.11256 | 18.7292 |
| 51 | −0.7599886 | 14.6498 | 0.118071 | 11.93202 | 12.22251 | 12.69488 | 13.55975 | 14.6498 | 15.90409 | 16.65765 | 17.20451 | 18.07548 | 18.68368 |
| 52 | −0.7264867 | 14.64376 | 0.117846 | 11.92342 | 12.21499 | 12.68872 | 13.55477 | 14.64376 | 15.89314 | 16.64178 | 17.18412 | 18.04622 | 18.64698 |
| 53 | −0.6936028 | 14.63923 | 0.1177026 | 11.91461 | 12.2074 | 12.68276 | 13.55051 | 14.63923 | 15.88481 | 16.62933 | 17.1678 | 18.02217 | 18.6164 |
| 54 | −0.6609257 | 14.63419 | 0.1176476 | 11.90367 | 12.19784 | 12.67506 | 13.54502 | 14.63419 | 15.87696 | 16.61804 | 17.15318 | 18.0008 | 18.58927 |
| 55 | −0.6281618 | 14.62736 | 0.1176818 | 11.88947 | 12.18515 | 12.66447 | 13.5371 | 14.62736 | 15.86818 | 16.60641 | 17.13869 | 17.98039 | 18.56372 |
| 56 | −0.5953535 | 14.61789 | 0.1178019 | 11.87135 | 12.16867 | 12.6503 | 13.52598 | 14.61789 | 15.85751 | 16.5934 | 17.12323 | 17.95971 | 18.53846 |
| 57 | −0.5628178 | 14.60606 | 0.1179979 | 11.8498 | 12.14884 | 12.63294 | 13.51201 | 14.60606 | 15.84513 | 16.57915 | 17.1069 | 17.93883 | 18.51351 |
| 58 | −0.5311292 | 14.59255 | 0.1182523 | 11.82586 | 12.12668 | 12.61334 | 13.49601 | 14.59255 | 15.83163 | 16.56418 | 17.09019 | 17.91819 | 18.48928 |
| 59 | −0.5005544 | 14.5775 | 0.1185464 | 11.80007 | 12.10268 | 12.59192 | 13.47828 | 14.5775 | 15.81695 | 16.54833 | 17.07286 | 17.8974 | 18.4653 |
| 60 | −0.471142 | 14.56099 | 0.1188623 | 11.77286 | 12.07723 | 12.56903 | 13.45905 | 14.56099 | 15.80096 | 16.53135 | 17.05455 | 17.87595 | 18.44093 |