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Preterm | |
Fenton 2025Preterm infants, 22½ to 50 weeks: weight, length and head circumference. Based on infants without abnormal fetal growth. |
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Fenton 2013Preterm infants, 22½ to 50 weeks: weight, length and head circumference. Based on population-based birth-size data. |
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Olsen 2010Preterm infants, 23 to 41 completed weeks: weight, length and head circumference at birth. Based on U.S. birth-size data. |
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Olsen 2015 BMIU.S. preterm infants, 24 to 41 completed weeks: BMI. |
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INTERGROWTH-21st newborn sizeNewborn infants, 24 to 42 completed weeks at birth: weight, length, head circumference and weight-to-length ratio at birth. |
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INTERGROWTH-21st postnatal growth (preterm)Preterm infants, 27 to 64 weeks postmenstrual age: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length. |
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Infants and young children | |
CDC 0–36 monthsU.S. infants and children, birth to 36 months: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length. |
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WHO 0–24 monthsInfants and children, birth to 24 months: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length. |
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WHO 0–5 years (daily)Infants and children, birth to 5 years: weight, length/height, head circumference, BMI and weight-for-length/height. |
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WHO Canada 0–24 monthsInfants and children, birth to 24 months, as on the Canadian charts: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length. |
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Children and adolescents (2–20 years) | |
CDC 2–20 yearsU.S. children and adolescents, 2 to 20 years: weight, stature (height), BMI and weight-for-stature. BMI at the 95th percentile and above uses CDC's extended method. |
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WHO 5–19 yearsChildren and adolescents, 5 to 19 years: height and BMI, and weight to 10 years. |
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WHO Canada 2–19 yearsChildren and adolescents, 2 to 19 years, as on the Canadian charts: weight (to 19 years), height and BMI. |
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Special populations | |
Down syndrome (Zemel) 0–36 monthsU.S. children with Down syndrome, birth to 36 months: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length. |
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Down syndrome (Zemel) 2–20 yearsU.S. children with Down syndrome, 2 to 20 years: weight, height, head circumference and BMI. |
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Cerebral palsy (Brooks) 2–20 yearsChildren with cerebral palsy, 2 to 20 years, by GMFCS level: weight, height and BMI. |
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Arm circumference and skinfolds | |
Arm circumference (Abdel-Rahman) 2 months–18 yearsU.S. children, 2 months to 18 years: mid-upper arm circumference. From NHANES 1999–2012; not a CDC-published chart. |
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Arm circumference (Mramba) 5–19 yearsChildren and adolescents, 5 to 19 years: mid-upper arm circumference. Consistent with the WHO growth standards. |
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WHO arm circumference and skinfolds 3–60 monthsInfants and children, 3 to 60 months: mid-upper arm circumference, triceps and subscapular skinfolds. |
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Skinfolds (Addo) 1.5–20 yearsU.S. children and adolescents, 1.5 to 20 years: triceps and subscapular skinfolds. From NHANES; not a CDC-published chart. |
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Legacy charts | |
Fenton 2003 (legacy)Legacy chart, replaced by Fenton 2013 and 2025. Preterm infants, 22 to 50 completed weeks: weight, length and head circumference, one chart for both sexes. |
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