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2. Growth chart - Wikipedia

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   The height, weight, and head circumference of a child can be compared to the expected parameters of children of the same age and sex to determine whether the child is growing appropriately. Growth charts can also be used to predict the expected adult height and weight of a child because, in general, children maintain a fairly constant growth curve.

3. Weight and height percentile - Wikipedia

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   Children with failure to thrive usually have a weight that is below the 3rd or 5th percentile for their age and a declining growth velocity (meaning they are not gaining weight as expected). Recently it has come to light that current growth charts for infants under 24 months overstate the expected weight of babies and lead to potentially obese ...

4. Classification of childhood weight - Wikipedia

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   Upon recollection of data from MGRS, in 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched gender specific height-for-age and BMI-for-age charts for 5- to 19-year-olds (upper limit of adolescence as defined by WHO). [2]

5. 1 in 5 children and adolescents globally have 'excess weight ...

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   Excess weight and obesity in children and adolescents continue to be a global health issue. ... issued new clinical guidelines in 2023 addressing treatment ... The BMI uses the child’s height ...

6. Failure to thrive - Wikipedia

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   Failure to thrive (FTT), also known as weight faltering or faltering growth, indicates insufficient weight gain or absence of appropriate physical growth in children. [2] [3] FTT is usually defined in terms of weight, and can be evaluated either by a low weight for the child's age, or by a low rate of increase in the weight.

7. Institute of Medicine Equation - Wikipedia

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   These equations are for healthy weight children and adults. Correction formulae are used for overweight and obese individuals. These corrections for children and adolescents have been debated by S. J. Woodruff, R. M. Hanning, and S. I. Barr in a paper in Obesity Reviews published January 1, 2009.

8. Kids and car seats: When can your child transition to a booster?

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   Kansas:Kansas requires a driver transporting a child passenger to adhere to the child restraint rules based on age, weight and height. Kentucky: Kentucky car seat laws require any child 40 inches ...

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