At a glance
This page provides a summary of key points from ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Growth Chart Training Module titled Overview of ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Growth Charts. It also provides additional resources and references.
Summary
To monitor U.S. children's growth, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø recommends that health care providers use the:
- ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 2000 Growth Charts for children and adolescents 2 years and older. These include stature-for age, weight-for-age, and BMI-for-age charts.
- ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 2022 Extended BMI-for-Age Growth Charts for children and adolescents 2 years and older with very high BMIs (above the 97th percentile for age and sex).
The growth charts use percentile curves to show how a child compares to other children of the same sex and age in the reference population used to create the growth charts.
Resources
BMI Tools and Resources
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Child and Teen BMI Calculator
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Adult BMI Calculator
Computer Programs for Children's Growth Data
BMI Frequently Asked Questions
Growth Charts
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Clinical Growth Charts
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Extended BMI-for-Age Growth Charts
Background: ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Extended BMI-for-Age Growth Charts
Steps to Plot Growth Measurements by Hand
Other Documents
2022 ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Extended BMI-for-Age Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity Media statement.
Childhood Obesity Facts. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Flegal KM, Cole TJ. Construction of LMS parameters for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 growth charts [PDF-87KB]. Natl Health Stat Report. 2013;(63):1–3.
Grummer-Strawn LM, Reinold C, Krebs NF; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø). Use of the World Health Organization and ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø growth charts for children aged 0–59 months in the United States. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2010;59(RR-9);1–15.
Hales CM, Freedman DS, Akinbami L, et al. . Vital Health Stat 1. 2022 Dec;(197):1-42. doi:
Hampl SE, Hassink SG, Skinner AC, et al. Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity. Pediatrics. 2023;151(2):e2022060641.
Kuczmarski RJ, Ogden CL, Grummer-Strawn LM, et al. ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø growth charts: United States [PDF-550KB]. Advance Data. 2000;(314):1-27.
Kuczmarski RJ, Ogden CL, Guo SS, et al. 2000 ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø growth charts for the United States: methods and development [PDF-5.32MB]. Vital Health Stat11. 2002;(246)1–190