Growth Profile: Tabular Form
Table 1: Actual Growth Parameters
(interpolated at the reference ages)
|
6
years |
6
years 6 months |
7 years 6 months |
|
|
Height [cm] |
105.5 |
108.3 |
114.6 |
|
Height [feet-inches] |
3 ft 5.5 in |
3 ft 6.6 in |
3 ft 9.1 in |
|
Percentile-for-height |
3.5 |
<3 |
3.2 |
|
Mass [kg] |
16.48 |
18.27 |
20.63 |
|
Weight [lb-oz] |
36 lb 5.4 oz |
40 lb 4.6 oz |
45 lb 7.8 oz |
|
Percentile-for-weight |
4.9 |
10.2 |
22.6 |
Table 2: Reference Growth Parameters
(based on current-age-mid-parental heights)
|
Age |
6
years |
6
years 6 months |
7 years 6 months |
|
Height [cm] |
107.07 |
109.65 |
115.66 |
|
Mass [kg] |
16.55 |
17.34 |
19.10 |
Table 3: Growth Profile
|
D
(Growth Parameter) = Reference Value – Actual
Value |
Between
1st & 2nd Checkup |
Between
2nd & 3rd Checkup |
Between 3rd & 4th Checkup |
|
D Height-for-age [cm] |
– 1.57 |
– 1.35 |
– 1.06 |
|
D Height-for-age [inch] |
– 0.62 |
– 0.53 |
– 0.41 |
|
Status |
STUNTED |
STUNTED |
STUNTED |
|
D Height-velocity-for-age [cm/year] |
+ 0.23 |
– 1.53 |
+ 1.03 |
|
D Height-velocity-for-age [inch/year] |
+ 0.09 |
– 0.60 |
+ 0.40 |
|
Status |
Growing FAST |
Growing SLOW |
Growing FAST |
|
D Mass-for-age [kg] |
– 0.07 |
+ 0.93 |
+ 1.53 |
|
D Weight-for-age [lb-oz] |
– 2.6 oz |
+ 2 lb 0.6 oz |
+ 3 lb 6.1 oz |
|
Status |
UNDERWEIGHT |
OVERWEIGHT |
OVERWEIGHT |
|
D Rate-of-mass-gain-for-age [kg/year] |
– 0.08 |
+ 3.27 |
+ 0.13 |
|
D Rate-of-weight-gain-for-age [lb/year] |
– 0.17 |
+ 7.20 |
+ 0.29 |
|
Status |
Rates LOW |
Rates HIGH |
Rates HIGH |
|
D Body-mass index [kg/m2] |
+ 0.31 |
+ 1.61 |
+ 1.57 |
|
Status |
OBESE |
OBESE |
OBESE |
|
D Mass-for-height [kg] |
+ 0.35 |
+ 1.89 |
+ 2.07 |
|
D Weight-for-height [lb-oz] |
+ 12.2 oz |
+ 4 lb 2.7 oz |
+ 4 lb 9.0 oz |
|
Status |
FAT |
FAT |
FAT |
Table 4: Growth Prediction
(extrapolated at the reference ages)
|
Age |
6
years 6 months |
7
years |
8 years |
|
Height [cm] |
108.9 |
110.6 |
117.9 |
|
Height [feet-inches] |
3 ft 6.9 in |
3 ft 7.5 in |
3 ft 10.4 in |
|
Percentile-for-height |
3.8 |
<3 |
4.4 |
|
Mass [kg] |
17.54 |
20.80 |
21.58 |
|
Weight [lb-oz] |
38 lb 10.8 oz |
45 lb 13.8 oz |
47 lb 9.3 oz |
|
Percentile-for-weight |
6.4 |
28.8 |
19.4 |
Source: An Investigation of Growth Profiles of the Pakistani
Children
Kamal SA,
Firdous S, Alam SJ, International Journal of Biology & Biotechnology, 1 (4), 2004, 709-717
Updated: February 1, 2023 (0000h UTC)
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