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BMI Exercise:
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Print one male and one female growth chart, found at the CD site.
CDC-recommended growth charts. -
Calculate the BMI of the following children. Hint: Don't feel like doing the math? Use the CDC BMI calculator.
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Plot the BMI's of f these 4 children.
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Determine the status of these children as either normal weight, at-risk for overweight, or overweight.
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Age/Gender |
Weight/ percentile |
Height/percentile |
BMI--category(normal, at risk or overweight) |
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12 year-old female
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42 kg/ 50% |
151 cm/ 50% |
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52 kg/ 75-90% |
151 cm/ 50% |
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16 year-old female
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78 kg/ 95% |
160 cm/ 25-50% |
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68kg/ 75% |
160 cm/ 25-50% |
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63kg/ 75-90% |
160 cm/ 25-50% |
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4 year-old male
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16kg/ 50% |
102 cm/ 25-50% |
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18kg/ 75% |
102 cm/ 50% |
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20kg/ 95% |
102 cm/ 50% |
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12 year-old male
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42kg/ 50% |
155 cm/ 75% |
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62kg/ >95% |
155 cm/ 75% |
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