Table 5.
L, M, and S parameters and percentiles for Body mass index(kg/m2) for age: boys 0 to 60 months.
| Age (m) | L | M | S | 3rd | 5th | 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 85th | 90th | 95th | 97th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.192783 | 12.61227 | 0.1353413 | 9.714925 | 10.04561 | 10.57251 | 11.50258 | 12.61227 | 13.80682 | 14.4845 | 14.95851 | 15.68402 | 16.17021 |
| 1 | 0.2076191 | 13.77891 | 0.1347058 | 10.62149 | 10.98257 | 11.55753 | 12.57127 | 13.77891 | 15.0767 | 15.81198 | 16.32586 | 17.11175 | 17.63798 |
| 2 | 0.2223667 | 14.83773 | 0.1340681 | 11.44638 | 11.83499 | 12.45335 | 13.54238 | 14.83773 | 16.22744 | 17.01376 | 17.56288 | 18.40199 | 18.96342 |
| 3 | 0.2364019 | 15.71517 | 0.1334285 | 12.13293 | 12.54419 | 13.19818 | 14.3487 | 15.71517 | 17.17884 | 18.00598 | 18.58317 | 19.46451 | 20.05374 |
| 4 | 0.2487435 | 16.3913 | 0.1327891 | 12.66582 | 13.09427 | 13.77517 | 14.97187 | 16.3913 | 17.90952 | 18.76652 | 19.36415 | 20.27609 | 20.88537 |
| 5 | 0.2586033 | 16.87935 | 0.1321536 | 13.05524 | 13.49567 | 14.19527 | 15.4238 | 16.87935 | 18.43435 | 19.31129 | 19.92248 | 20.8546 | 21.47701 |
| 6 | 0.2654513 | 17.20685 | 0.1315251 | 13.32231 | 13.77021 | 14.48138 | 15.72943 | 17.20685 | 18.78373 | 19.67239 | 20.29149 | 21.23526 | 21.86519 |
| 7 | 0.26895 | 17.40269 | 0.1309059 | 13.48917 | 13.94077 | 14.65761 | 15.91504 | 17.40269 | 18.98952 | 19.88336 | 20.5059 | 21.45466 | 22.08775 |
| 8 | 0.2689774 | 17.49531 | 0.1302979 | 13.57757 | 14.02983 | 14.74764 | 16.00647 | 17.49531 | 19.08294 | 19.97703 | 20.59967 | 21.54845 | 22.18148 |
| 9 | 0.2654265 | 17.51049 | 0.1297032 | 13.60721 | 14.05782 | 14.77299 | 16.02717 | 17.51049 | 19.09227 | 19.98309 | 20.60347 | 21.54883 | 22.1796 |
| 10 | 0.2582964 | 17.46771 | 0.1291237 | 13.5929 | 14.04008 | 14.74988 | 15.99485 | 17.46771 | 19.03885 | 19.92392 | 20.5404 | 21.48 | 22.10704 |
| 11 | 0.2476986 | 17.38295 | 0.1285613 | 13.54678 | 13.9892 | 14.6916 | 15.92407 | 17.38295 | 18.94017 | 19.81786 | 20.4294 | 21.36176 | 21.98418 |
| 12 | 0.2339209 | 17.27117 | 0.1280175 | 13.48015 | 13.91693 | 14.61059 | 15.82844 | 17.27117 | 18.81256 | 19.68197 | 20.28801 | 21.21242 | 21.82982 |
| 13 | 0.2172026 | 17.14657 | 0.1274926 | 13.40384 | 13.8345 | 14.51874 | 15.72092 | 17.14657 | 18.67149 | 19.53241 | 20.13288 | 21.04934 | 21.66179 |
| 14 | 0.1976206 | 17.02106 | 0.1269869 | 13.32703 | 13.75143 | 14.42606 | 15.61242 | 17.02106 | 18.5299 | 19.38272 | 19.97795 | 20.88707 | 21.49504 |
| 15 | 0.1752919 | 16.90058 | 0.1265012 | 13.25429 | 13.67244 | 14.33755 | 15.50836 | 16.90058 | 18.39428 | 19.23966 | 19.83018 | 20.73284 | 21.33701 |
| 16 | 0.1503883 | 16.78654 | 0.1260362 | 13.1866 | 13.59859 | 14.25434 | 15.41004 | 16.78654 | 18.26614 | 19.10479 | 19.69114 | 20.58829 | 21.18934 |
| 17 | 0.1231497 | 16.6778 | 0.1255928 | 13.12292 | 13.52883 | 14.1754 | 15.31637 | 16.6778 | 18.14419 | 18.97675 | 19.55943 | 20.4519 | 21.05045 |
| 18 | 9.39E-02 | 16.57054 | 0.1251715 | 13.06012 | 13.45998 | 14.09743 | 15.22385 | 16.57054 | 18.02429 | 18.85116 | 19.4305 | 20.31887 | 20.91535 |
| 19 | 6.31E-02 | 16.46166 | 0.1247723 | 12.99557 | 13.38938 | 14.01769 | 15.12959 | 16.46166 | 17.90302 | 18.7244 | 19.30058 | 20.18518 | 20.77987 |
| 20 | 3.10E-02 | 16.34951 | 0.1243947 | 12.92785 | 13.31558 | 13.93473 | 15.03206 | 16.34951 | 17.77853 | 18.59453 | 19.16763 | 20.04865 | 20.6417 |
| 21 | −1.95E-03 | 16.23492 | 0.1240376 | 12.85752 | 13.23919 | 13.84922 | 14.93204 | 16.23492 | 17.65173 | 18.46242 | 19.03253 | 19.91013 | 20.50168 |
| 22 | −3.56E-02 | 16.1216 | 0.1236997 | 12.78746 | 13.16321 | 13.7643 | 14.83292 | 16.1216 | 17.52657 | 18.33222 | 18.89952 | 19.77401 | 20.36429 |
| 23 | −6.97E-02 | 16.01391 | 0.1233796 | 12.72112 | 13.09119 | 13.68371 | 14.73875 | 16.01391 | 17.4078 | 18.20882 | 18.77364 | 19.64552 | 20.23488 |
| 24 | −0.1040465 | 15.91552 | 0.1230761 | 12.66139 | 13.0261 | 13.61057 | 14.65289 | 15.91552 | 17.29935 | 18.09632 | 18.65905 | 19.52897 | 20.11787 |
| 25 | −0.1382521 | 15.82807 | 0.1227872 | 12.60959 | 12.96932 | 13.54631 | 14.57688 | 15.82807 | 17.20296 | 17.99652 | 18.55761 | 19.42625 | 20.01515 |
| 26 | −0.1719209 | 15.75086 | 0.1225109 | 12.56511 | 12.92023 | 13.49032 | 14.51008 | 15.75086 | 17.11781 | 17.9085 | 18.46832 | 19.33623 | 19.9255 |
| 27 | −0.2043853 | 15.68105 | 0.1222459 | 12.52557 | 12.87643 | 13.44012 | 14.44988 | 15.68105 | 17.04077 | 17.82892 | 18.38767 | 19.25514 | 19.84495 |
| 28 | −0.2351382 | 15.61735 | 0.1219911 | 12.48987 | 12.83679 | 13.39457 | 14.39508 | 15.61735 | 16.9704 | 17.75622 | 18.31401 | 19.18115 | 19.77155 |
| 29 | −0.2641733 | 15.56095 | 0.1217462 | 12.459 | 12.80233 | 13.35473 | 14.34679 | 15.56095 | 16.90797 | 17.69173 | 18.24873 | 19.11572 | 19.70677 |
| 30 | −0.2915956 | 15.51178 | 0.1215107 | 12.43302 | 12.77308 | 13.32057 | 14.30495 | 15.51178 | 16.8534 | 17.6354 | 18.19175 | 19.05878 | 19.65059 |
| 31 | −0.3174745 | 15.46821 | 0.121284 | 12.41069 | 12.74775 | 13.29075 | 14.2681 | 15.46821 | 16.80493 | 17.58536 | 18.14118 | 19.00835 | 19.60096 |
| 32 | −0.3418985 | 15.4295 | 0.1210652 | 12.39151 | 12.72582 | 13.26468 | 14.23556 | 15.4295 | 16.76176 | 17.54078 | 18.09615 | 18.96356 | 19.55697 |
| 33 | −0.3650223 | 15.39375 | 0.1208534 | 12.37403 | 12.70577 | 13.24078 | 14.2056 | 15.39375 | 16.7218 | 17.49949 | 18.05444 | 18.92207 | 19.51625 |
| 34 | −0.386978 | 15.35862 | 0.1206477 | 12.35646 | 12.68576 | 13.21707 | 14.17608 | 15.35862 | 16.68252 | 17.45885 | 18.01333 | 18.88105 | 19.47589 |
| 35 | −0.4079465 | 15.32435 | 0.1204476 | 12.33907 | 12.66603 | 13.19382 | 14.14724 | 15.32435 | 16.64418 | 17.41915 | 17.97312 | 18.84085 | 19.43627 |
| 36 | −0.4281434 | 15.29299 | 0.1202528 | 12.32359 | 12.64835 | 13.17282 | 14.12098 | 15.29299 | 16.60901 | 17.38273 | 17.93626 | 18.80407 | 19.4001 |
| 37 | −0.4477185 | 15.26513 | 0.1200639 | 12.31053 | 12.63324 | 13.1546 | 14.09785 | 15.26513 | 16.57768 | 17.3503 | 17.90349 | 18.77152 | 19.36824 |
| 38 | −0.4666997 | 15.23815 | 0.1198822 | 12.2978 | 12.61853 | 13.1369 | 14.07544 | 15.23815 | 16.54737 | 17.31894 | 17.8718 | 18.74005 | 19.33744 |
| 39 | −0.4851107 | 15.20887 | 0.1197088 | 12.28279 | 12.60156 | 13.11697 | 14.05078 | 15.20887 | 16.51461 | 17.28502 | 17.83746 | 18.70577 | 19.30372 |
| 40 | −0.5029641 | 15.17566 | 0.1195445 | 12.26419 | 12.58098 | 13.09337 | 14.02236 | 15.17566 | 16.47765 | 17.24671 | 17.7986 | 18.66672 | 19.26505 |
| 41 | −0.5202864 | 15.14001 | 0.1193899 | 12.2432 | 12.55802 | 13.06741 | 13.99157 | 15.14001 | 16.43813 | 17.20575 | 17.75699 | 18.62477 | 19.22335 |
| 42 | −0.5371398 | 15.10295 | 0.1192451 | 12.22066 | 12.53355 | 13.03998 | 13.95935 | 15.10295 | 16.39717 | 17.16329 | 17.71385 | 18.58122 | 19.17999 |
| 43 | −0.5536314 | 15.06455 | 0.1191105 | 12.19667 | 12.50764 | 13.01115 | 13.92577 | 15.06455 | 16.35485 | 17.11946 | 17.6693 | 18.53621 | 19.13514 |
| 44 | −0.5698797 | 15.02332 | 0.1189864 | 12.17003 | 12.47908 | 12.97963 | 13.88945 | 15.02332 | 16.30956 | 17.07256 | 17.62162 | 18.48795 | 19.08695 |
| 45 | −0.5860267 | 14.97784 | 0.118873 | 12.13965 | 12.44672 | 12.94424 | 13.84909 | 14.97784 | 16.25979 | 17.02103 | 17.56921 | 18.43479 | 19.03375 |
| 46 | −0.6021943 | 14.92789 | 0.1187701 | 12.10537 | 12.4104 | 12.90478 | 13.8045 | 14.92789 | 16.20528 | 16.96462 | 17.5118 | 18.37648 | 18.9753 |
| 47 | −0.6184945 | 14.87728 | 0.1186775 | 12.07031 | 12.37331 | 12.86459 | 13.75919 | 14.87728 | 16.15018 | 16.90766 | 17.4539 | 18.31774 | 18.91648 |
| 48 | −0.6350722 | 14.83239 | 0.1185945 | 12.0397 | 12.34081 | 12.82918 | 13.71908 | 14.83239 | 16.10141 | 16.85742 | 17.40299 | 18.26648 | 18.86548 |
| 49 | −0.6520406 | 14.79557 | 0.1185205 | 12.01552 | 12.31491 | 12.80066 | 13.68638 | 14.79557 | 16.06154 | 16.81658 | 17.36187 | 18.22563 | 18.82534 |
| 50 | −0.6694623 | 14.76501 | 0.1184545 | 11.99631 | 12.29411 | 12.77746 | 13.65939 | 14.76501 | 16.02857 | 16.78307 | 17.32838 | 18.19294 | 18.79376 |
| 51 | −0.6873888 | 14.73953 | 0.118396 | 11.98116 | 12.27747 | 12.75859 | 13.63706 | 14.73953 | 16.00122 | 16.75553 | 17.30115 | 18.16698 | 18.76926 |
| 52 | −0.7058672 | 14.71992 | 0.118344 | 11.97075 | 12.26568 | 12.74475 | 13.62011 | 14.71992 | 15.98036 | 16.73487 | 17.28111 | 18.14873 | 18.75285 |
| 53 | −0.7248959 | 14.70623 | 0.118298 | 11.96513 | 12.25879 | 12.736 | 13.60861 | 14.70623 | 15.96601 | 16.72113 | 17.26829 | 18.13822 | 18.74459 |
| 54 | −0.7444255 | 14.69438 | 0.1182575 | 11.96099 | 12.25341 | 12.72881 | 13.59877 | 14.69438 | 15.95376 | 16.70967 | 17.2579 | 18.13042 | 18.73924 |
| 55 | −0.7644027 | 14.67892 | 0.1182221 | 11.95389 | 12.245 | 12.71846 | 13.58557 | 14.67892 | 15.93767 | 16.69427 | 17.24351 | 18.11856 | 18.72983 |
| 56 | −0.7847828 | 14.657 | 0.1181912 | 11.94149 | 12.23116 | 12.70248 | 13.56636 | 14.657 | 15.91464 | 16.67166 | 17.22174 | 18.09907 | 18.71264 |
| 57 | −0.8055605 | 14.62997 | 0.1181638 | 11.92491 | 12.21303 | 12.68205 | 13.54241 | 14.62997 | 15.88613 | 16.64337 | 17.19415 | 18.07359 | 18.68937 |
| 58 | −0.8267326 | 14.59857 | 0.1181388 | 11.90476 | 12.19125 | 12.65781 | 13.51439 | 14.59857 | 15.85291 | 16.6102 | 17.16158 | 18.04298 | 18.66089 |
| 59 | −0.8482496 | 14.5631 | 0.1181153 | 11.88129 | 12.16607 | 12.63005 | 13.4826 | 14.5631 | 15.8153 | 16.57247 | 17.12434 | 18.00756 | 18.62751 |
| 60 | −0.8699912 | 14.52402 | 0.1180924 | 11.85486 | 12.13786 | 12.59915 | 13.44746 | 14.52402 | 15.7738 | 16.53068 | 17.08293 | 17.96781 | 18.58973 |