A good indicator of how much fat you carry is the body mass index bmi. For professionals the most advanced software for capturing and charting measurements of height weight head circumference and bmi. Select the appropriate growth chart based on the age and sex of the child being weighed and measured. Plots are made using the who growth charts for canada march 2014 revision. Features include growth velocity calculator preterm birth auto correction interactive zoom inout printer perfect charts metric and english units exact percentiles and z scores annotations neonatal charts and charts for endocrinologists bone age display etc. It also plots height weight and body mass index for children ages 2 to 19 years.
Obtain accurate weight and height measurements. Newborn length weight and head circumference. Determining how much you should weigh is not a simple matter of looking at a height weight chart but includes considering the amount of bone muscle and fat in your bodys composition. Pre term premie length weight and head circumference down syndrome length and weight birth to 36 months. Select a growth chart. Down syndrome length and weight 2 to 18 years.
The growthplotapp plots length weight head circumference and weight for length for children from birth to 24 months of age. The amount of fat is the critical measurement. Weight for age birth to 36 months combined length weight for age birth to 36 months length for age birth to 36 months. Infants birth to 24 months must be measured for length and the sex appropriate length for age or weight for length charts for infants birth to 36 months must be used to plot the measurements. At age 24 months and older if children can stand unassisted and follow directions stature should be measured and plotted on the stature for age. Interpret the plotted measurements.
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