Table 2.
L, M, and S parameters and percentiles for height for age: boys 5 to 18 years.
| Age (y) | L | M | S | 3rd | 5th | 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th | 95th | 97th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1.484274 | 107.9784 | 5.40E-02 | 96.72755 | 98.17271 | 100.3781 | 104.0118 | 107.9784 | 111.8757 | 115.3279 | 117.3701 | 118.6872 |
| 6 | 1.139618 | 113.6109 | 5.22E-02 | 102.3724 | 103.7914 | 105.971 | 109.5992 | 113.6109 | 117.6028 | 121.1796 | 123.3131 | 124.6959 |
| 7 | 0.9419675 | 119.1193 | 5.06E-02 | 107.8147 | 109.2292 | 111.4093 | 115.0578 | 119.1193 | 123.1889 | 126.8584 | 129.0574 | 130.4867 |
| 8 | 0.9449131 | 124.4657 | 4.94E-02 | 112.9265 | 114.3706 | 116.5963 | 120.3204 | 124.4657 | 128.6186 | 132.3627 | 134.6062 | 136.0643 |
| 9 | 0.9488391 | 129.4396 | 4.91E-02 | 117.5055 | 118.9993 | 121.3014 | 125.1531 | 129.4396 | 133.7335 | 137.6041 | 139.9232 | 141.4304 |
| 10 | 0.6246465 | 133.9074 | 4.98E-02 | 121.5972 | 123.117 | 125.4709 | 129.4415 | 133.9074 | 138.4299 | 142.5483 | 145.0346 | 146.6579 |
| 11 | 9.42E-02 | 138.638 | 5.08E-02 | 125.9425 | 127.4751 | 129.8681 | 133.9576 | 138.638 | 143.4659 | 147.9409 | 150.6791 | 152.4818 |
| 12 | −7.27E-02 | 144.0198 | 5.19E-02 | 130.6711 | 132.2703 | 134.774 | 139.0717 | 144.0198 | 149.1572 | 153.9494 | 156.8961 | 158.8421 |
| 13 | 0.2517995 | 149.6053 | 5.24E-02 | 135.4007 | 137.1248 | 139.8117 | 144.3891 | 149.6053 | 154.9613 | 159.9034 | 162.9168 | 164.8965 |
| 14 | 0.9325199 | 155.8014 | 5.17E-02 | 140.697 | 142.5861 | 145.4981 | 150.3728 | 155.8014 | 161.2428 | 166.1509 | 169.0929 | 171.0054 |
| 15 | 1.843215 | 161.4386 | 4.97E-02 | 145.703 | 147.7542 | 150.8666 | 155.9498 | 161.4386 | 166.7743 | 171.4564 | 174.2076 | 175.9748 |
| 16 | 2.715764 | 165.1562 | 4.69E-02 | 149.2968 | 151.4456 | 154.6555 | 159.7773 | 165.1562 | 170.2502 | 174.6213 | 177.1498 | 178.7593 |
| 17 | 3.411383 | 167.4663 | 4.42E-02 | 151.8744 | 154.0466 | 157.2535 | 162.2847 | 167.4663 | 172.2878 | 176.3651 | 178.7004 | 180.1785 |
| 18 | 3.980551 | 168.8105 | 0.0417342 | 153.6481 | 155.8031 | 158.9572 | 163.8451 | 168.8105 | 173.3751 | 177.1976 | 179.3726 | 180.7441 |