This child is years and months of age.
This calculator only calculates percentiles for children between 2 and 20 years of age.
They have a BMI of kg/m² which is at the percentile for age and a zBMI of .
This child's BMI is above the 85th percentile. Drug doses should be based on their 85th percentile weight of kg.
This child's BMI is below the 85th percentile. Drug doses should be based on their actual weight of kg.
Their 50th percentile weight is kg.
Calculations based on LMS parameters published by the CDC1. Linear interpolation used between published datapoints. Great care has been taken to ensure this tool is accurate, but please ensure clinical judgement prevails.
1 CDC, National Center for Health Statistics. Percentile Data Files with LMS Values. 2019. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/percentile_data_files.htm
Drake-Brockman, Thomas FE; Sommerfield, David L. Paediatric BMI Calculator [Internet]. 2023. Available from: https://bmi.paedanae.net/
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