History
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Physical Examination
Complete physical exam is important to determine the child's level of fitness and body composition and health markers including the following:
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Ideal Body Weight for Healthy Children> 120% = Overweight
90-110% = Normal 80-90% = Mildly underweight 70-79% = Moderately underweight <70% = Severely underweight * % Ideal body weight = Current weight divided by weight at 50th percentile for current stature multiplied by 100 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). |
Diagnostic
Calculator below provides Body Mass Index (BMI) and the corresponding BMI-for-age percentile on a CDC BMI-for-age growth chart. Use this calculator for children and teens, aged 2 through 19 years old |