bmiage: CDC BMI-for-age charts
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CDC BMI-for-age charts
Description
Charts giving the BMI-for-age percentiles for boys and girls ages 2-18
Usage
bmiage
Format
A data.table with 434 rows and 5 variables:
- Sex
Female or Male
- Agemos
Age in months
- P5
The 5th
percentile BMI for the corresponding sex and age
- P85
The 85th
percentile BMI for the corresponding sex and age
- P95
The 95th
percentile BMI for the corresponding sex and age
Details
For children ages 2 to 18, weight class depends on the BMI-for-age percentile.
- Underweight
<5th percentile
- Normal weight
5th-85th percentile
- Overweight
85th-95th percentile
- Obese
>=95th percentile
Author(s)
Caroline Ring
Source
https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/data/zscore/bmiagerev.csv
References
Ring, Caroline L., et al. "Identifying populations sensitive to
environmental chemicals by simulating toxicokinetic variability." Environment
International 106 (2017): 105-118
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CDC BMI-for-age charts
Description
Charts giving the BMI-for-age percentiles for boys and girls ages 2-18
Usage
bmiage
Format
A data.table with 434 rows and 5 variables:
- Sex
Female or Male
- Agemos
Age in months
- P5
The 5th percentile BMI for the corresponding sex and age
- P85
The 85th percentile BMI for the corresponding sex and age
- P95
The 95th percentile BMI for the corresponding sex and age
Details
For children ages 2 to 18, weight class depends on the BMI-for-age percentile.
- Underweight
<5th percentile
- Normal weight
5th-85th percentile
- Overweight
85th-95th percentile
- Obese
>=95th percentile
Author(s)
Caroline Ring
Source
https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/data/zscore/bmiagerev.csv
References
Ring, Caroline L., et al. "Identifying populations sensitive to environmental chemicals by simulating toxicokinetic variability." Environment International 106 (2017): 105-118
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