Question

3-14 Two children's growth patterns were monitored over time. Using the CDC growth charts on pages l plot their weight, height, and BMI-for-age. (30 points) 1. Sarah (female) BMI (kg/m2) 15.0 15.4 16.8 20.0 James (male WeightHeight (em) 83.8 92.1 99.7 116.8 34.0 153.0 Age Weight (kg) 12.8 17.3 HeightBMI Age (kg/m2) 16.4 17.8 17.6 19.2 23.1 (cm) 10.5 12.9 16.6 28.0 31.4 42.9 64.9 13 167 formation that you haye pletted in the growth charts. (9 points)

Answer 1

According to the Growth chart ,

James and Sarah both are obese. Their percentage of BMI for age is more than 95 percentile. According to Growth chart 85-95 percentile are in the category of overweight and equal or greater than 95 percentile are in the category of obesity.

James : it is recorded at the first time that James is overweight at the age of 3 . His BMI was 17.8 that touches the overweight category. At the age of 7 his BMI touched the level of obese( 19.2) at the first time.

Sarah: Sarah at the age of 4 almost reached at the point of overweight for the first time. At the age of 7 her BMI was 20 that means the percentile is above 95 and she was in obese category for the first time.