Use this calculator to determine whether a child is at a healthy weight for his/her height, age and sex. The BMI-percentile-for-age calculator automatically adjusts for differences in height, age and ...

The percentile lines include 5% ... there is a "weight for height" chart or a "BMI" index. These tell if your child's weight is close to what it should be, given her height.

The graphs show percentile levels at each age for each measurement, based on a national representative population. You can mouse-over the graphs to see the data values. Data for the BMI, Weight, and ...

Greater body mass index from early adulthood to midlife is associated with better midlife cognition, particularly among US men and Black adults.

Healthcare professionals should provide behavioral interventions to help children with a high body index manage their weight ...

Children are considered underweight when their body mass index (BMI) is below the 5th percentile for their age and gender on ...

such that 67.3% and 62.9% were above the 50th percentile for BMI. For the adolescents at baseline, 54.9% of girls and 60.4% of boys were under the 50th percentile for height, while 73.2% and 65.6% ...