Growth charts question
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Someone on another list wants the answer to this question. Anybody got one?
~~Somewhere in some book that I can of course not find at the moment provided
the explanation and origin of those annoying growth charts that peds use to
track the height/weight of our little ones. I vaguely recall these charts were
based on averages collected in the 50's in Iowa or Montana or someplace like
that...does anyone have any concrete info on these?
(these charts drive me to distraction!!)~~
Thanks,
Tuck
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~~Somewhere in some book that I can of course not find at the moment provided
the explanation and origin of those annoying growth charts that peds use to
track the height/weight of our little ones. I vaguely recall these charts were
based on averages collected in the 50's in Iowa or Montana or someplace like
that...does anyone have any concrete info on these?
(these charts drive me to distraction!!)~~
Thanks,
Tuck
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Nancy Wooton
on 6/23/03 2:16 PM, Tuckervill@... at Tuckervill@... wrote:
http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/
Introduction
The growth charts consist of a series of percentile curves that illustrate
the distribution of selected body measurements in U.S. children. Pediatric
growth charts have been used by pediatricians, nurses, and parents to track
the growth of infants, children, and adolescents in the United States since
1977. The 1977 growth charts were developed by the National Center for
Health Statistics (NCHS) as a clinical tool for health professionals to
determine if the growth of a child is adequate. The 1977 charts were also
adopted by the World Health Organization for international use.
When the 1977 NCHS growth charts were first developed, NCHS recommended that
they be revised periodically as necessary. With more recent and
comprehensive national data now available, along with improved statistical
procedures, the 1977 growth charts were revised and updated to make them a
more valuable clinical tool for health professionals. The 2000 CDC growth
charts represent the revised version of the 1977 NCHS growth charts. Most of
the data used to construct these charts come from the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which has periodically collected
height and weight and other health information on the American population
since the early 1960's.
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> Someone on another list wants the answer to this question. Anybody got one?Google first, post questions later <ggg>
>
> ~~Somewhere in some book that I can of course not find at the moment provided
> the explanation and origin of those annoying growth charts that peds use to
> track the height/weight of our little ones. I vaguely recall these charts
> were
> based on averages collected in the 50's in Iowa or Montana or someplace like
> that...does anyone have any concrete info on these?
>
> (these charts drive me to distraction!!)~~
>
> Thanks,
> Tuck
http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/
Introduction
The growth charts consist of a series of percentile curves that illustrate
the distribution of selected body measurements in U.S. children. Pediatric
growth charts have been used by pediatricians, nurses, and parents to track
the growth of infants, children, and adolescents in the United States since
1977. The 1977 growth charts were developed by the National Center for
Health Statistics (NCHS) as a clinical tool for health professionals to
determine if the growth of a child is adequate. The 1977 charts were also
adopted by the World Health Organization for international use.
When the 1977 NCHS growth charts were first developed, NCHS recommended that
they be revised periodically as necessary. With more recent and
comprehensive national data now available, along with improved statistical
procedures, the 1977 growth charts were revised and updated to make them a
more valuable clinical tool for health professionals. The 2000 CDC growth
charts represent the revised version of the 1977 NCHS growth charts. Most of
the data used to construct these charts come from the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which has periodically collected
height and weight and other health information on the American population
since the early 1960's.
<snip>
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In a message dated 6/23/2003 6:07:04 PM Central Daylight Time,
ikonstitcher@... writes:
stuff, but what you sent was right on the money!
Thanks, Nancy! :)
Tuck
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ikonstitcher@... writes:
> Google first, post questions later <ggg>Yeah, I googled it, but I guess I didn't use the right combo. I found some
>
>
stuff, but what you sent was right on the money!
Thanks, Nancy! :)
Tuck
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