Growth charts are graphical representations of centile or standard deviation curves prepared from population-based studies. derived large numbers children either cross-sectionally longitudinally. The variation in anthropometric measures amongst individuals different ethnicities requires specific also for Indian and need to be updated reflect secular trends. India have come a long way the develo...

Tsuyoshi Isojima1, 2, Noriko Kato3, Yoshiya Ito1, 4, Susumu Kanzaki1, 5, and Mitsunori Murata1, 6 1 The Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology, Kyoto, Japan 2 Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 3 Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Jumonji University, Niiza, Japan 4 Faculty of Nursing, Japanese Red Cross Hokkaid...

We propose a Shewhart control chart based on gauging theoretically continuous observations into multiple groups. This chart is designed to monitor the process mean and standard deviation for deviations from stability. By assuming an underlying normal distribution, we derive the optimal grouping criteria that maximizes the expected statistical information available in a sample. Control charts ba...

Patterns of growth of children with cerebral palsy (CP) are different from those of the general population. A number of CPspecific charts of centiles of weight for age, stature (e.g. height or tibial length) for age, body mass index for age, and weight for stature have been published. The CP charts demonstrate significant deviations from general population reference centiles, with deviations in...

OBJECTIVES This report provides detailed information on how the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth charts for the United States were developed, expanding upon the report that accompanied the initial release of the charts in 2000. METHODS The growth charts were developed with data from five national health examination surveys and limited supplemental data. Smoothed pe...

OBJECTIVE To establish reference growth charts for Saudi children and adolescents. METHODS Multi-stage probability sampling of a cross-section of Saudi children and adolescents residing in all 13 regions of the Kingdom. Family interviews, and physical examinations of children and adolescents from birth to 19 years of age were conducted over a 2-year period (2004-2005). Only healthy children a...

New childhood growth percentiles have been published recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and are designed to replace the widely used 1977 National Center for Heath Statistics percentiles. International definitions for overweight and obesity in childhood, based on the body mass index, also have been published. This review discusses appropriate uses of the new percentile c...