Table 3.
Percentile values for body adiposity variables (BMI and WC) of children and adolescents in the Maule Region (Chile).
| Age (Yr) | L | S | p3 | p5 | p10 | p15 | p50 | p85 | p90 | p95 | p97 | L | S | p3 | p5 | p10 | p15 | p50 | p85 | p90 | p95 | p97 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 4,473) | Female (n = 4,148) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6.0–6.9 | −1.52 | 0.17 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 17.1 | 20.9 | 22.2 | 24.5 | 26.4 | −0.30 | 0.16 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 18.0 | 21.3 | 22.3 | 23.7 | 24.7 |
| 7.0–7.9 | −1.20 | 0.17 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 17.7 | 21.5 | 22.7 | 24.8 | 26.4 | −0.38 | 0.16 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 18.3 | 21.7 | 22.7 | 24.2 | 25.3 |
| 8.0–8.9 | −0.91 | 0.17 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 18.3 | 22.2 | 23.3 | 25.2 | 26.7 | −0.47 | 0.16 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 18.7 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 24.9 | 26.0 |
| 9.0–9.9 | −0.66 | 0.17 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 18.9 | 22.8 | 23.9 | 25.7 | 27.1 | −0.57 | 0.16 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 19.3 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 25.7 | 26.9 |
| 10.0–10.9 | −0.47 | 0.17 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 19.5 | 23.4 | 24.5 | 26.3 | 27.6 | −0.65 | 0.16 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 19.9 | 23.8 | 24.9 | 26.7 | 28.0 |
| 11.0–11.9 | −0.37 | 0.17 | 14.8 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 20.0 | 24.0 | 25.1 | 26.8 | 28.1 | −0.72 | 0.16 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 17.6 | 20.6 | 24.7 | 25.8 | 27.7 | 29.1 |
| 12.0–12.9 | −0.35 | 0.17 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 20.4 | 24.4 | 25.5 | 27.3 | 28.5 | −0.82 | 0.16 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 21.3 | 25.5 | 26.7 | 28.7 | 30.2 |
| 13.0–13.9 | −0.44 | 0.17 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 16.9 | 17.6 | 20.8 | 24.9 | 26.0 | 27.8 | 29.1 | −0.95 | 0.16 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 22.0 | 26.4 | 27.6 | 29.8 | 31.3 |
| 14.0–14.9 | −0.61 | 0.16 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 21.2 | 25.4 | 26.6 | 28.5 | 29.9 | −1.13 | 0.16 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 18.9 | 19.5 | 22.6 | 27.1 | 28.4 | 30.7 | 32.4 |
| 15.0–15.9 | 0.85 | 0.16 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 21.8 | 26.0 | 27.2 | 29.3 | 30.8 | −1.35 | 0.16 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 23.0 | 27.6 | 29.0 | 31.4 | 33.3 |
| 16.0–16.9 | −1.13 | 0.15 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 22.3 | 26.5 | 27.8 | 30.0 | 31.6 | −1.57 | 0.15 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 20.2 | 23.2 | 27.9 | 29.3 | 32.0 | 34.0 |
| 17.0–17.9 | −1.43 | 0.15 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 22.7 | 27.0 | 28.3 | 30.6 | 32.3 | −1.77 | 0.15 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 19.8 | 20.3 | 23.3 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 32.3 | 34.5 |
| 18.0–18.9 | −1.73 | 0.14 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 23.2 | 27.4 | 28.7 | 31.1 | 32.9 | −1.97 | 0.15 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 23.3 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 32.4 | 34.8 |
| WC (cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6.0–6.9 | −1.80 | 0.12 | 48.7 | 49.7 | 51.4 | 52.6 | 58.8 | 67.6 | 70.2 | 74.8 | 78.2 | −1.77 | 0.12 | 48.8 | 49.8 | 51.4 | 52.6 | 58.7 | 67.1 | 69.7 | 74.0 | 77.2 |
| 7.0–7.9 | −1.65 | 0.12 | 50.6 | 51.7 | 53.5 | 54.8 | 61.4 | 70.7 | 73.5 | 78.2 | 81.7 | −1.68 | 0.12 | 50.3 | 51.3 | 53.0 | 54.3 | 60.6 | 69.5 | 72.1 | 76.5 | 79.9 |
| 8.0–8.9 | −1.51 | 0.12 | 52.4 | 53.6 | 55.5 | 56.9 | 63.9 | 73.7 | 76.6 | 81.4 | 85.0 | −1.59 | 0.12 | 51.8 | 52.9 | 54.7 | 56.1 | 62.7 | 71.9 | 74.6 | 79.2 | 82.6 |
| 9.0–9.9 | −1.41 | 0.13 | 54.1 | 55.3 | 57.3 | 58.8 | 66.2 | 76,4 | 79.3 | 84.3 | 88.0 | −1.51 | 0.12 | 53.5 | 54.6 | 56.5 | 57.9 | 64.9 | 74.4 | 77.2 | 81.8 | 85.3 |
| 10.0–10.9 | −1.34 | 0.13 | 55.6 | 56.8 | 59.0 | 60.5 | 68.2 | 78.6 | 81.7 | 86.8 | 90.5 | −1.43 | 0.12 | 55.2 | 56.4 | 58.4 | 59.8 | 67.0 | 76.8 | 79.6 | 84.3 | 87.8 |
| 11.0–11.9 | −1.33 | 0.13 | 56.9 | 58.2 | 60.4 | 61.9 | 69.8 | 80.5 | 83.7 | 88.9 | 92.7 | −1.35 | 0.12 | 56.8 | 58.1 | 60.1 | 61.6 | 69.1 | 79.0 | 81.9 | 86.7 | 90.2 |
| 12.0–12.9 | −1.39 | 0.12 | 58.4 | 59.7 | 61.9 | 63.5 | 71.4 | 82.3 | 85.5 | 90.8 | 94.7 | −1.28 | 0.12 | 58.3 | 59.6 | 61.7 | 63.3 | 70.9 | 81.1 | 84.0 | 88.8 | 92.3 |
| 13.0–13.9 | −1.49 | 0.12 | 60.3 | 61.6 | 63.8 | 65.4 | 73.4 | 84.4 | 87.7 | 93.2 | 97.2 | −1.24 | 0.12 | 59.5 | 60.8 | 63.0 | 64.6 | 72.4 | 82.7 | 85.7 | 90.5 | 94.0 |
| 14.0–14.9 | −1.65 | 0.12 | 62.4 | 63.7 | 65.9 | 67.5 | 75.5 | 86.6 | 89.9 | 95.5 | 99.6 | −1.24 | 0.12 | 60.5 | 61.9 | 64.1 | 65.7 | 73.6 | 84.1 | 87.0 | 91.9 | 95.4 |
| 15.0–15.9 | −1.85 | 0.11 | 64.3 | 65.6 | 67.7 | 69.2 | 77.0 | 88.0 | 91.3 | 96.9 | 101.1 | −1.27 | 0.12 | 61.2 | 62.5 | 64.7 | 66.4 | 74.3 | 84.8 | 87.7 | 92.7 | 96.2 |
| 16.0–16.9 | −2.10 | 0.11 | 65.8 | 67.0 | 69.0 | 70.5 | 77.9 | 88.5 | 91.8 | 97.3 | 101.5 | −1.35 | 0.12 | 61.6 | 62.9 | 65.1 | 66.7 | 74.5 | 84.9 | 87.9 | 92.8 | 96.4 |
| 17.0–17.9 | −2.37 | 0.10 | 67.4 | 68.5 | 70.4 | 71.8 | 78.8 | 88.8 | 91.9 | 97.2 | 101.3 | −1.47 | 0.11 | 61.8 | 63.1 | 65.2 | 66.8 | 74.4 | 84.7 | 87.6 | 92.5 | 96.1 |
| 18.0–18.9 | −2.65 | 0.09 | 69.0 | 70.0 | 71.8 | 73.1 | 79.7 | 89.1 | 92.0 | 97.0 | 100.8 | −1.58 | 0.11 | 62.0 | 63.2 | 65.3 | 66.8 | 74.2 | 84.3 | 87.2 | 92.1 | 95.7 |
BMI, Body Mass Index; WC, Waist Circumference; Yr, year; p, percentile.