Growth Calculator Ranges & References

Growth Calculator: Ranges & References

VALUE	GENDER	ACCURATE RANGE	REFERENCE
Ht SDS	both	2 - 18 yrs	Hamill PV, Drizd TA, Johnson CL, Reed RB, Roche AF, Moore WM. "Physical growth: National Center for Health Statistics percentiles" Am J Clin Nutr 1979; 32: 607-29.
Wt SDS	both	2 - 18 yrs	Hamill PV, Drizd TA, Johnson CL, Reed RB, Roche AF, Moore WM. "Physical growth: National Center for Health Statistics percentiles" Am J Clin Nutr 1979; 32: 607-29.
Ht Velocity	both	all ages	3rd grade math class
Ht Velocity SDS	male	2.5 - 17.5 yrs	Tanner, J. M., Whitehouse, R. H., Cameron, N., Marshall, W. A., Healy, M. J. R. and Goldstein, H. (1983) "Assessment of Skeletal Maturity and Prediction of Adult Height (TW2 Method)", Academic Press.
	female	2.5 - 14.5 yrs	Tanner, J. M., Whitehouse, R. H., Cameron, N., Marshall, W. A., Healy, M. J. R. and Goldstein, H. (1983) "Assessment of Skeletal Maturity and Prediction of Adult Height (TW2 Method)", Academic Press.
Wt Velocity	both	all ages	3rd grade math class
Wt Velocity SDS	male	4 - 15.5 yrs	Tanner, J. M., Whitehouse, R. H., Cameron, N., Marshall, W. A., Healy, M. J. R. and Goldstein, H. (1983) "Assessment of Skeletal Maturity and Prediction of Adult Height (TW2 Method)", Academic Press.
	female	1 - 14 yrs	Tanner, J. M., Whitehouse, R. H., Cameron, N., Marshall, W. A., Healy, M. J. R. and Goldstein, H. (1983) "Assessment of Skeletal Maturity and Prediction of Adult Height (TW2 Method)", Academic Press.
BMI	both	all ages	3rd grade math class
BMI SDS	both	6 - 19 yrs	Must A, Dallal GE, Dietz WH. "Reference data for obesity: 85th and 95th percentiles of body mass index (wt/h2) and triceps skinfold thickness" Am J Clin Nutr 1991; 53: 839-46.
Wt for Ht	both	all ages	3rd grade math class
Wt for Ht SDS	male	55 - 145 cm	Dibley MJ, Goldsby JB, Staehling NW, Trowbridge FL. "Development of normalized curves for the international growth reference: historical and technical considerations" Am J Clin Nutr 1987; 46:736-48.
	female	55 - 137 cm	Dibley MJ, Goldsby JB, Staehling NW, Trowbridge FL. "Development of normalized curves for the international growth reference: historical and technical considerations" Am J Clin Nutr 1987; 46:736-48.
BSA	both	all ages	DuBois D, DuBois EF. "A formula to estimate the approximate surface area if height and weight be known" Arch Int Med 1916; 17:863-71.
Predicted Ht	both	>5.8 yrs	Greulich WW, Pyle SI. "Radiographic Atlas of Skeletal Development of the Hand and Wrist" Stanford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1959.
Predicted Ht SDS	both	>5.8 yrs (computed using "mean" as Ht for 18 yr old)	Greulich WW, Pyle SI. "Radiographic Atlas of Skeletal Development of the Hand and Wrist" Stanford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1959.