Growth charts search

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Preterm
	Fenton 2025 Preterm infants, 22½ to 50 weeks: weight, length and head circumference. Based on infants without abnormal fetal growth. Fenton TR et al. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2025;39:543-555
	Fenton 2013 Preterm infants, 22½ to 50 weeks: weight, length and head circumference. Based on population-based birth-size data. Fenton TR, Kim JH. BMC Pediatr 2013;13:59
	Olsen 2010 Preterm infants, 23 to 41 completed weeks: weight, length and head circumference at birth. Based on U.S. birth-size data. Olsen IE et al. Pediatrics 2010;125:e214-24
	Olsen 2015 BMI U.S. preterm infants, 24 to 41 completed weeks: BMI. Olsen IE et al. Pediatrics 2015;135:e572-81
IG-21stNewborn24–42 w	INTERGROWTH-21st newborn size Newborn infants, 24 to 42 completed weeks at birth: weight, length, head circumference and weight-to-length ratio at birth. Villar J et al. Lancet 2014;384:857-68
IG-21stPostnat27–64 w	INTERGROWTH-21st postnatal growth (preterm) Preterm infants, 27 to 64 weeks postmenstrual age: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length. Villar J et al. Lancet Glob Health 2015;3:e681-91
Infants and young children
	CDC 0–36 months U.S. infants and children, birth to 36 months: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length. Kuczmarski RJ et al. Vital Health Stat 11. 2002;(246):1-190
	WHO 0–24 months Infants and children, birth to 24 months: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length. WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group. WHO Child Growth Standards: Methods and development. WHO 2006
WHO0–5 y	WHO 0–5 years (daily) Infants and children, birth to 5 years: weight, length/height, head circumference, BMI and weight-for-length/height. WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group. WHO Child Growth Standards: Methods and development. WHO 2006
WHOCanada0–24 m	WHO Canada 0–24 months Infants and children, birth to 24 months, as on the Canadian charts: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length. WHO Growth Charts for Canada (Canadian Pediatric Endocrine Group)
Children and adolescents (2–20 years)
	CDC 2–20 years U.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. Kuczmarski RJ et al. Vital Health Stat 11. 2002;(246):1-190
WHO5–19 y	WHO 5–19 years Children and adolescents, 5 to 19 years: height and BMI, and weight to 10 years. de Onis M et al. Bull World Health Organ 2007;85:660-7
WHOCanada2–19 y	WHO Canada 2–19 years Children and adolescents, 2 to 19 years, as on the Canadian charts: weight (to 19 years), height and BMI. WHO Growth Charts for Canada (Canadian Pediatric Endocrine Group)
Special populations
	Down syndrome (Zemel) 0–36 months U.S. children with Down syndrome, birth to 36 months: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length. Zemel BS et al. Pediatrics 2015;136:e1204-11
	Down syndrome (Zemel) 2–20 years U.S. children with Down syndrome, 2 to 20 years: weight, height, head circumference and BMI. Zemel BS et al. Pediatrics 2015;136:e1204-11
CP2–20 y	Cerebral palsy (Brooks) 2–20 years Children with cerebral palsy, 2 to 20 years, by GMFCS level: weight, height and BMI. Brooks J et al. Pediatrics 2011;128:e299-307
Arm circumference and skinfolds
	Arm circumference (Abdel-Rahman) 2 months–18 years U.S. children, 2 months to 18 years: mid-upper arm circumference. From NHANES 1999–2012; not a CDC-published chart. Abdel-Rahman SM et al. Nutr Clin Pract 2017;32:68-76
	Arm circumference (Mramba) 5–19 years Children and adolescents, 5 to 19 years: mid-upper arm circumference. Consistent with the WHO growth standards. Mramba L et al. BMJ 2017;358:j3423
	WHO arm circumference and skinfolds 3–60 months Infants and children, 3 to 60 months: mid-upper arm circumference, triceps and subscapular skinfolds. WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group. WHO Child Growth Standards: Methods and development. WHO 2007
	Skinfolds (Addo) 1.5–20 years U.S. children and adolescents, 1.5 to 20 years: triceps and subscapular skinfolds. From NHANES; not a CDC-published chart. Addo OY, Himes JH. Am J Clin Nutr 2010;91:635-42
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. Fenton TR. BMC Pediatr 2003;3:13