Interpretation of the results |
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BMI |
BMI percentiles |
Interpretation |
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< 18.5 |
< 5th |
Underweight |
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18.5 to 24.9 |
5th to 85th |
Normal |
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25 to 29.9 |
85th to <95th |
Overweight |
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30 or more |
> 95th |
Obese |
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| Note: it is much more useful to do frequent measurements e.g. every month, to see if your child is crossing percentiles for example, if a child's body mass index percentile is now at the 10th percentileand at the 60th after 1 month , the child's weight may be abnormal althaugh both values are within normal range. | ||||