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References WHO
Description
Reference tables, combined from the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study (MGRS) (ages 0-5 years) and the WHO 2007 reference (5-19 years).
Format
A data frame with seven variables:
- pop
Study Population (always
"who")- sub
Subpopulation (always
"N")- sex
Sex (M, F)
- x
Decimal age, height (cm) or length(cm)
- L
Lambda (skewness) curve
- M
Median curve
- S
Coefficient of variation
Details
The data were fitted by the LMS model. Parameters are stored as type
LMS. Tabulated values are point ages.
The naming conventions are as follows:
- who.hgt
Length (cm, 0-2 Yrs) or height (cm, 2-19 years)
- who.wgt
Weight (kg) for age (0-10 years)
- who.bmi
BMI (kg/m^2) for age (0-19 years)
- who.hdc
Head circumference (cm) for age (0-5 years)
- who.wfh
Weight (kg) for height (65-120 cm)
- who.wfl
Weight (kg) for length (45-110 cm)
Source
WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group. WHO Child Growth Standards based on length/height, weight and age. Acta Paediatr, Suppl. 2006, 450, 76-85.
de Onis M, Onyango AW, Borghi E, Siyam A, Nishida C, Siekmann J. Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2007;85:660-7.