Age (years) | Boys and girls | Age (years) | Boys | Girls |
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0.25 | 60.0-72.5 | 9.0 | 50.5-55.5 | 50.7-55.8 |
0.50 | 60.7-71.4 | 10.0 | 49.9-54.9 | 50.2-55.5 |
1.0 | 60.3-68.2 | 11.0 | 49.5-54.6 | 50.0-55.3 |
1.5 | 59.3-66.1 | 12.0 | 49.1-54.1 | 49.9-55.1 |
2.0 | 58.3-64.2 | 13.0 | 48.8-53.8 | 50.1-55.0 |
2.5 | 57.2-62.5 | 14.0 | 48.8-53.7 | 50.5-55.0 |
3.0 | 56.1-61.3 | 15.0 | 48.9-53.7 | 51.1-55.1 |
4.0 | 54.5-59.5 | Adult | 51.1-55.9 | 51.6-56.4 |
5.0 | 53.4-58.3 | |||
6.0 | 52.5-57.3 | |||
7.0 | 51.8-56.6 | |||
8.0 | 51.2-56.1 |
Age, years | During the preceding 0.25 years | During the preceding 0.5 years | During the preceding 1.0 years |
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0.25 | 1.7 | ||
0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | |
0.75 | 0.9 | 1.6 | |
1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
1.25 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
1.75 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
2.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
Acceptable deviation of the L/A score (decrease and increase) during the various time periods, as indicated by the column headings, preceding the age stated for a row. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acceptable deviation of the L/A score (SD) in children 2-12 years of age
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Acceptable deviation of the L/A score (decrease and increase) during the various time periods, as indicated by the column headings, preceding the age stated for a row. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight screen
Acceptable thresholds for weight-for-height (% of median)
Acceptable deviation of the weight-for-height score (% of median)
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The columns with a minus sign denote the limit of an acceptable decrease and the columns with a plus sign the limit of an acceptable increase during the growth period (5 or 20 cm) preceding the length stated for a row. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short stature
Causes of short stature
Investigations of short stature
Indications for referral to specialist care and information to be included
Treatment of short stature Recombinant Growth Hormone in Children and Adolescents with Turner Syndrome, Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Children's Growth, Growth Hormone for Children with Chronic Renal Failure
Tall statureCauses and investigations of tall stature
Diagnosis of tall stature and prevention of excessively tall stature
References
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