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WHO Canada 0–24 months

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Cut-off points

From the Health Professional's Guide (2014), for further assessment, referral or intervention; not diagnostic criteria:

  • Underweight: weight-for-age < 3rd percentile (severely: < 0.1st)
  • Stunted: length-for-age < 3rd percentile (severely: < 0.1st)
  • Wasted: weight-for-length < 3rd percentile (severely: < 0.1st)
  • Overweight: weight-for-length > 97th percentile
  • Obese: weight-for-length > 99.9th percentile
  • Head circumference: < 3rd or > 97th percentile

Tips

  • Age: months. For years and months, enter e.g. 4y 5m.
  • Weight: kg. For pounds and ounces, enter e.g. 8-4 for 8 lb 4 oz.
  • Length: cm. For inches, enter e.g. 19".
  • Head circumference: cm. For inches, enter e.g. 19".
  • GA at birth (optional): weeks and days, e.g. 30 3/7. Results for the corrected age are then shown too.

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2014 WHO Growth Charts for Canada (CPEG revisions), birth to 24 months

Infants and children, birth to 24 months, as on the Canadian charts: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length.

2014 WHO Growth Charts for Canada with revisions based on re-analysis by the Canadian Pediatric Endocrine Group; WHO Child Growth Standards values, as on the Canadian charts. For 2 to 19 years, use the WHO Canada 2–19 years calculator.

Weight and weight-for-length Z-scores beyond ±3 use WHO's restricted LMS method.

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