Height and weight reference charts for Brazilians with intellectual disabilities aged 7-17.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

It was to develop smoothed height and weight percentiles for boys and girls with IDs between 7 and 17 years old.

Methods

The sample consisted of 1,047 young people (645 boys and 402 girls; 7-17 years old) with ID. A total of 4,059 measurements (height: n = 2,041; weight: n = 2,018) were retrospectively obtained from the period between 2013 and 2018. Smoothed height and weight percentiles were developed using the LMS method. Local and global diagnosis of percentiles were evaluated with Q statistics and detrended Q-Q plots.

Results

Percentiles (5, 10, 25, 50, 75, 90, and 95) for height-to-age and weight-to-age were developed with satisfactory modeling in boys and girls between 7 and 17 years old. Boys showed a linear trend in height up to 11 or 12 years old, a

SUBMITTER: de Souza AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11889685 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature