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CDC Growth Charts		www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/
Boys 0-36mo Lt & Wt for age link		Girls 0-36mo Lt & Wt for age link
Boys 0-36mo HC for age link		Girls 0-36mo HC for age link
Boys 2-20yrs Ht & Wt for age link		Girls 2-20yrs Ht & Wt for age link
Boys 2-20yrs BMI fro age link		Girls 2-20yrs BMI for age link

Weight (wt)
calgarylabservices.com Pounds and Kilograms Conversion Chart
asknumbers.com Pounds to Kilograms
albireo.ch Height and Weight Converter

Normal Values

Age	Kilogram (kg)	Pounds (Lbs)
At birth	3.25	7
2mo	5	11 (2 lb/mo)
5mo	6.5 (2x birth wt)	14 (2x birth wt)
1 yr	10	22
> 1 yr to teen	rule 5 (gain 5-6 pounds/yr)

Kilograms to pounds conversion: 1kg = 2.2lbs

Lt & Ht

Length/Height (Lt/Ht)
Length is measured with the child lying down
Height is measured with the child standing
Measure length until 3yrs old and plot on 0 to 36 mo. growth chart. After 3, measure height and plot of 2 to 18yr growth chart.
metric-conversions.org Inches to centimeter conversion chart

Normal Values

Age	cm	inches
At birth	50	20
1 yr	75	30
> 1 yr to teen	rule half of 5 (gain 2.5 inches/yr)

Centimeter to inches conversion: 1inch = 2.54cm

bluefive.pair.com inches to cm to inches
albireo.ch Height and Weight Converter

Head Circumference (HC)
Measure from occipital prominence to just above the eyebrows
nlm.nih.gov Measurement of head circumference
nlm.nih.gov Head Circumference Definition
healthsystem.virginia.edu Head circumference

Normal Values

at birth 34-35cm

0-3mo grows 2.0cm/month
4-6mo grows 1.0cm/month
7-12mo grows 0.5cm/month

1yr 46-47cm 12 cm increase for the 1 st yr
Adult 55-58cm another 9-11 cm increase for whole life.

BMI

Body Mass Index (BMI)
Overweight
BMI between 85 th and 90 th of the upper age range for children and teenagers
Obesity
BMI over 27 for adults and over 90 th of the upper age range for children and teenagers
Body weight exceeds 120% (95 th percentile) of that expected for their age, height, and gender

Normal Values

For girls: age + 13
For boys: age + 12
Can use children’s BMI table to estimate

cdc.gov About BMI for Children and Teens
nlm.nih.gov Body Mass Index
nhlbisupport.com BMI for adults
apps.nccd.cdc.gov BMI calculator for Children and Teens
pressomatic.com BMI table for children (inches and pounds)
pediatrics.about.com BMI table for children (cm & kg)
pediatrics.about.com BMI table for children (inches & pounds)
nhlbi.nih.gov BMI table for adult
cdc.gov BMI table for children and adolescents (for physicians)
www.cdc.gov CDC growth chart reference population (for physicians)
www.cdc.gov Use and Interpretation of CDC growth chart (for physicians)

Measurements
http://www.uchicagokidshospital.org/online-library/content=P02673 Newborn Measurements
http://www.hsc.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_newborn/hlthmsur.cfm Newborn Measurements
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec19/ch269/ch269b.html Physical Growth

Weight
www.calgarylabservices.com/files/HealthcareProfessionals/HtWtConversionCht.pdf Pounds and Kilograms Conversion Chart
http://www.asknumbers.com/PoundsToKilogramsConversion.aspx Pounds to Kilograms
http://www.albireo.ch/bodyconverter/ Height and Weight Converter

Height
http://www.metric-conversions.org/cgi-bin/util/conversion-chart.cgi?type=2&from=16&to=6 Inches to centimeter conversion chart
http://bluefive.pair.com/inches_to_cm_to_inches.htm inches to cm to inches
http://www.albireo.ch/bodyconverter/ Height and Weight Converter

Head Circumference
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/17206.htm Measurement of head circumference
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/MEDLINEPLUS/ency/article/002379.htm Head Circumference Definition
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/Internet/NAGCePP/healthcare/anthropometry/circum.cfm Head circumference

BMI
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/childrens_BMI/about_childrens_BMI.html About BMI for Children and Teens
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007196.htm Body Mass Index
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ BMI
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/ BMI calculator for Children and Teens
http://pediatrics.about.com/library/growth_charts/metric_bmi_tables.pdf BMI table for children (cm & kg)
http://pediatrics.about.com/library/growth_charts/childrens_bmi_tables.pdf BMI table for children (inches & pounds)
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/00binaries/bmi-checkbook.pdf BMI table for children and adolescents
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/bmi_tbl.htm BMI table for adult
http://pediatrics.about.com/library/growth_charts/n_bmi_tables.htm Children’s BMI table