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bmiage: CDC BMI-for-age charts

Description

Charts giving the BMI-for-age percentiles for boys and girls ages 2-18

Usage

bmiage

Arguments

Format

A data.table object with variables

Sex

'Male' or 'Female'

Agemos

Age in months

L, M, S

LMS parameters; see www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/percentile_data_files.htm

P3, P5, P10, P25, P50, P75, P85, P90, P95, and P97

BMI percentiles

Details

For children ages 2 to 18, weight class depends on the BMI-for-age percentile.

Underweight

<5th percentile

Normal weight

5th-85th percentile

Overweight

85th-95th percentile

Obese

>=95th percentile

References

Ring, Caroline L., et al. "Identifying populations sensitive to environmental chemicals by simulating toxicokinetic variability." Environment International 106 (2017): 105-118.