Reference tables, combined from the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study (MGRS) (ages 0-5 years) and the WHO 2007 reference (5-19 years).
A data frame with seven variables:
Study Population (always "who")
Subpopulation (always "N")
Sex (M, F)
Decimal age, height (cm) or length(cm)
Lambda (skewness) curve
Median curve
Coefficient of variation
WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group. WHO Child Growth Standards based on length/height, weight and age. Acta Paediatr, Suppl. 2006, 450, 76-85.
de Onis M, Onyango AW, Borghi E, Siyam A, Nishida C, Siekmann J. Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2007;85:660-7.
The data were fitted by the LMS model. Parameters are stored as type
LMS. Tabulated values are point ages.
The naming conventions are as follows:
Length (cm, 0-2 Yrs) or height (cm, 2-19 years)
Weight (kg) for age (0-10 years)
BMI (kg/m^2) for age (0-19 years)
Head circumference (cm) for age (0-5 years)
Weight (kg) for height (65-120 cm)
Weight (kg) for length (45-110 cm)