APPENDIX
TABLE III-l
Weight and Height of Males and Females up to 18 Years in the United States*
Males, by Percentile
Females, by Percentile
Weight, kg (lb)
Height, cm (in)
Weight, kg (lb)
Height, cm (in)
Age
5th
50th
95th
5th
50th
95th
5th
50th
95th
5th
50th
95th
Months
1
3.16
4.29
(9.4)
5.38
50.4
54.6 (21.5)
58.6
2.97
3.98
(8.8)
4.92
49.2
53.5 (21.1)
56.9
3
4.43
5.98
(13.2)
7.37
56.7
61.1 (24.1)
65.4
4.18
5.40
(11.9)
6.74
55.4
59.5 (23.4)
63.4
6
6.20
7.85
(17.3)
9.46
63.4
67.8 (26.7)
72.3
5.79
7.21
(15.9)
8.73
61.8
65.9 (25.9)
70.2
9
7.52
9.18
(20.2)
10.93
68.0
72.3 (28.5)
77.1
7.00
8.56
(18.8)
10.17
66.1
70.4 (27.7)
75.0
12
8.43
10.15
(22.3)
11.99
71.7
76.1 (30.0)
81.2
7.84
9.53
(21.0)
11.24
69.8
74.3 (29.3)
79.1
18
9.59
11.47
(25.2)
13.44
77.5
82.4 (32.4)
88.1
8.92
10.82
(23.8)
12.76
76.0
80.9 (31.9)
86.1
Years
2
10.49
12.34
(27.1)
15.50
82.5
86.8 (34.2)
94.4
9.95
11.80
(26.0)
14.15
81.6
86.8 (34.2)
93.6
3
12.05
14.62
(32.2)
17.77
89.0
89.9 (37.4)
102.0
11.61
14.10
(31.0)
17.22
88.3
94.1 (37.0)
100.6
4
13.64
16.69
(36.7)
20.27
95.8
102.9 (40.5)
109.9
13.11
15.96
(35.1)
19.91
95.0
101.6 (40.0)
108.3
5
15.27
18.67
(41.1)
23.09
102.0
109.9 (43.3)
117.0
14.55
17.66
(38.9)
22.62
101.1
108.4 (42.7)
115.6
6
16.93
20.69
(45.5)
26.34
107.7
116.1 (45.7)
123.5
16.05
19.52
(42.9)
25.75
106.6
114.6 (45.1)
122.7
7
18.64
22.85
(50.3)
30.12
113.0
121.7 (47.9)
129.7
17.71
21.84
(48.0)
29.68
111.8
120.6 (47.5)
129.5
8
20.40
25.30
(55.7)
34.51
118.1
127.0 (50.0)
135.7
19.62
24.84
(54.6)
34.71
116.9
126.4 (49.8)
136.2
9
22.25
28.13
(61.9)
39.58
122.9
132.2 (52.0)
141.8
21.82
28.46
(62.6)
40.64
122.1
132.2 (52.0)
142.9
10
24.33
31.44
(69.2)
45.27
127.7
137.5 (54.1)
148.1
24.36
32.55
(71.6)
47.17
127.5
138.3 (54.4)
149.5
11
26.80
35.30
(77.7)
51.47
132.6
143.3 (56.4)
154.9
27.24
36.95
(81.3)
54.00
133.5
144.8 (57.0)
156.2
12
29.85
39.78
(87.5)
58.09
137.6
149.7 (58.9)
162.3
30.52
41.53
(91.4)
60.81
139.8
151.5 (59.6)
162.7
13
33.64
44.95
(98.9)
65.02
142.9
156.5 (61.6)
169.8
34.14
46.10 (101.4)
67.30
145.2
157.1 (61.9)
168.1
14
38.22
50.77 (111.7)
72.13
148.8
163.1 (64.2)
176.7
37.76
50.28 (110.6)
73.08
148.7
160.4 (63.1)
171.3
15
43.11
56.71 (124.8)
79.12
155.2
169.0 (66.5)
181.9
40.99
53.68 (118.1)
77.78
150.5
161.8 (63.7)
172.8
16
47.74
62.10 (136.6)
85.62
161.1
173.5 (68.3)
185.4
43.41
55.89 (123.0)
80.99
151.6
162.4 (63.9)
173.3
17
51.50
66.31 (145.9)
91.31
164.9
176.2 (69.4)
187.3
44.74
56.69 (124.7)
82.46
152.7
163.1 (64.2)
173.5
18
53.97
68.88 (151.5)
95.76
165.7
176.8 (69.6)
187.6
45.26
56.62 (124.6)
82.47
153.6
163.7 (64.4)
173.6
*From: Recommended Dietary Allowances, 10th ed. Food and Nutrition Board, National Research Council— National Academy of Sciences, 1989. Source: Flamill et ah, 1979.
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