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. 2016 Jan-Feb;36(1):2–6. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2016.2

Table 8.

L, M, and S parameters and percentiles for head circumference (cm) for age: girls 0 to 60 months

Age (m) L M S 3rd 5th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 95th 97th
0 −2.503701 34.52737 4.88E-02 31.7873 32.09011 32.57684 33.45146 34.52737 35.7352 36.96 37.7677 38.32674
1 −2.225385 36.02257 4.85E-02 33.15373 33.47381 33.98678 34.90368 36.02257 37.26606 38.51265 39.32639 39.8856
2 −1.946316 37.46288 4.81E-02 34.46878 34.80608 35.345 36.30311 37.46288 38.73907 40.00431 40.82231 41.3807
3 −1.666529 38.80659 4.77E-02 35.69413 36.0482 36.61217 37.60931 38.80659 40.11121 41.39082 42.21054 42.76662
4 −1.387063 40.02756 4.73E-02 36.80594 37.17606 37.76372 38.79696 40.02756 41.35563 42.64481 43.4635 44.01566
5 −1.109778 41.11152 4.69E-02 37.79148 38.1767 38.78634 39.85223 41.11152 42.45782 43.75177 44.56677 45.11346
6 −0.8365179 42.05598 4.65E-02 38.64886 39.04809 39.67783 40.7727 42.05598 43.41544 44.70971 45.51867 46.05856
7 −0.5688999 42.8661 4.62E-02 39.38322 39.79531 40.44321 41.56338 42.8661 44.23405 45.52475 46.32568 46.85773
8 −0.3078383 43.55234 4.58E-02 40.00447 40.42829 41.09243 42.23438 43.55234 44.92461 46.20845 46.99977 47.5232
9 −5.48E-02 44.12904 4.54E-02 40.52617 40.96059 41.63915 42.79959 44.12904 45.50211 46.77648 47.55709 48.0714
10 0.1881263 44.61362 4.50E-02 40.96476 41.40873 42.09998 43.27593 44.61362 45.98469 47.24776 48.01702 48.52204
11 0.4193889 45.02317 4.46E-02 41.33632 41.78881 42.49116 43.67995 45.02317 46.39008 47.64067 48.39836 48.89414
12 0.6376524 45.37192 4.42E-02 41.6542 42.11424 42.82619 44.02544 45.37192 46.73304 47.9705 48.71666 49.20347
13 0.8415571 45.6717 4.39E-02 41.92958 42.39622 43.11634 44.32389 45.6717 47.02584 48.24993 48.98486 49.46309
14 1.030705 45.93101 4.35E-02 42.17039 42.6427 43.36964 44.58351 45.93101 47.27729 48.48799 49.2121 49.68218
15 1.20485 46.15697 4.31E-02 42.38326 42.86034 43.59282 44.81118 46.15697 47.49477 48.69225 49.40602 49.86843
16 1.363833 46.35577 4.27E-02 42.57391 43.05487 43.79167 45.01289 46.35577 47.68465 48.86925 49.57321 50.02844
17 1.50768 46.53181 4.23E-02 42.74633 43.23035 43.9703 45.19286 46.53181 47.85147 49.02361 49.71831 50.16685
18 1.636287 46.68925 4.20E-02 42.90436 43.3906 44.13261 45.35511 46.68925 47.99957 49.15973 49.84576 50.2881
19 1.749494 46.83193 4.16E-02 43.05145 43.53912 44.28215 45.50331 46.83193 48.13288 49.28163 49.9596 50.39623
20 1.847589 46.96207 4.13E-02 43.18953 43.67789 44.42095 45.63961 46.96207 48.2537 49.39163 50.06213 50.49353
21 1.931128 47.08033 0.0408943 43.31905 43.80736 44.54952 45.7646 47.08033 48.36269 49.49035 50.15392 50.58051
22 2.00085 47.18586 4.05E-02 43.43901 43.9266 44.66696 45.8774 47.18586 48.45897 49.57684 50.23393 50.6561
23 2.057523 47.2778 4.02E-02 43.54843 44.03461 44.77234 45.97716 47.2778 48.54165 49.65012 50.30115 50.71922
24 2.10149 47.3577 3.99E-02 43.64854 44.13272 44.86703 46.06534 47.3577 48.61234 49.71181 50.35717 50.77145
25 2.132824 47.42918 3.95E-02 43.74251 44.22414 44.95436 46.14542 47.42918 48.67474 49.76569 50.40582 50.81665
26 2.151776 47.49645 3.92E-02 43.83404 44.31267 45.03823 46.22145 47.49645 48.7332 49.81619 50.45154 50.85927
27 2.158819 47.56337 3.89E-02 43.92651 44.40174 45.12219 46.29716 47.56337 48.79167 49.86732 50.49838 50.90337
28 2.154635 47.63264 3.85E-02 44.02217 44.49371 45.20871 46.37515 47.63264 48.85291 49.92187 50.54914 50.95174
29 2.140106 47.70589 3.82E-02 44.12231 44.58993 45.29922 46.45697 47.70589 48.9186 49.98149 50.60545 51.00601
30 2.116251 47.78452 3.79E-02 44.22797 44.69151 45.39494 46.54394 47.78452 48.99015 50.04761 50.66869 51.06754
31 2.084149 47.86946 3.76E-02 44.33978 44.79914 45.49664 46.63695 47.86946 49.06849 50.12113 50.73978 51.13721
32 2.044935 47.96051 0.0373559 44.45732 44.91246 45.60402 46.73575 47.96051 49.15342 50.20178 50.81839 51.21468
33 1.999784 48.05689 3.71E-02 44.57967 45.03061 45.71627 46.83958 48.05689 49.24413 50.28872 50.90361 51.299
34 1.949959 48.15741 0.036812 44.70553 45.1523 45.83214 46.94724 48.15741 49.33935 50.3806 50.99407 51.38875
35 1.896819 48.26078 3.66E-02 44.83353 45.27621 45.95036 47.05748 48.26078 49.43777 50.476 51.08828 51.48241
36 1.84183 48.36522 3.63E-02 44.96187 45.40056 46.06916 47.16852 48.36522 49.5375 50.57297 51.1842 51.57788
37 1.786574 48.46861 3.61E-02 45.08842 45.52324 46.18647 47.27831 48.46861 49.63635 50.66917 51.27942 51.6727
38 1.732738 48.56807 3.58E-02 45.21039 45.64148 46.29951 47.38403 48.56807 49.73132 50.76149 51.37074 51.76358
39 1.682087 48.65997 3.56E-02 45.32427 45.75177 46.40477 47.48215 48.65997 49.81866 50.84601 51.45412 51.84642
40 1.635708 48.74256 3.54E-02 45.42837 45.85243 46.50056 47.57095 48.74256 49.89653 50.92082 51.52759 51.91922
41 1.593709 48.81722 3.51E-02 45.52401 45.94477 46.58822 47.65179 48.81722 49.96635 50.98735 51.59261 51.98343
42 1.556129 48.88592 3.49E-02 45.61307 46.03068 46.66964 47.72661 48.88592 50.03013 51.04765 51.65123 52.04112
43 1.52294 48.94985 3.47E-02 45.69672 46.11134 46.74601 47.79657 48.94985 50.08908 51.10297 51.70473 52.09357
44 1.493929 49.01028 3.45E-02 45.77621 46.188 46.81855 47.86293 49.01028 50.1445 51.15461 51.75443 52.14214
45 1.46865 49.06872 3.43E-02 45.85305 46.26214 46.88877 47.92719 49.06872 50.19793 51.20418 51.80196 52.18845
46 1.446665 49.12607 3.41E-02 45.92818 46.33471 46.95758 47.99023 49.12607 50.25029 51.25261 51.84828 52.23349
47 1.427601 49.18317 3.39E-02 46.00247 46.40655 47.02582 48.0529 49.18317 50.30243 51.30077 51.89428 52.27817
48 1.411117 49.2413 3.37E-02 46.07722 46.47895 47.09477 48.11647 49.2413 50.35566 51.35001 51.94132 52.32385
49 1.396857 49.302 3.35E-02 46.15394 46.55344 47.16596 48.18247 49.302 50.41153 51.40191 51.99101 52.37217
50 1.384654 49.36485 3.33E-02 46.23233 46.62969 47.23902 48.2505 49.36485 50.46961 51.45603 52.04289 52.42266
51 1.374441 49.42837 3.31E-02 46.31104 46.70633 47.31256 48.31913 49.42837 50.52837 51.51078 52.09538 52.47371
52 1.365843 49.49183 3.29E-02 46.38944 46.78271 47.38592 48.38765 49.49183 50.58706 51.56543 52.14771 52.52459
53 1.358476 49.55444 3.28E-02 46.46687 46.85816 47.45838 48.45532 49.55444 50.64488 51.61917 52.19909 52.57448
54 1.352016 49.6149 3.26E-02 46.54219 46.9315 47.52874 48.52088 49.6149 50.7005 51.67062 52.24813 52.62199
55 1.346175 49.67169 0.032376 46.61403 47.00134 47.59558 48.58284 49.67169 50.75233 51.71818 52.29322 52.66549
56 1.340603 49.72526 3.22E-02 46.68288 47.06817 47.65936 48.64169 49.72526 50.80085 51.76232 52.33482 52.70547
57 1.335177 49.77718 0.0319982 46.75022 47.13348 47.7216 48.69894 49.77718 50.84766 51.8047 52.37462 52.74363
58 1.329885 49.82841 3.18E-02 46.81693 47.19815 47.78319 48.75552 49.82841 50.89373 51.8463 52.41362 52.78097
59 1.324733 49.87906 3.16E-02 46.88313 47.2623 47.84424 48.81155 49.87906 50.93919 51.88725 52.45194 52.81762
60 1.319751 49.9299 3.14E-02 46.94954 47.32667 47.90552 48.8678 49.9299 50.98484 51.92837 52.49042 52.8544