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. 2019 Aug 6;7:323. doi: 10.3389/fped.2019.00323

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.