Category: body measures

New height, weight, and BMI tables available

This report presents national anthropometric reference data for all ages of the U.S. population in 2003–2006, adding to results published previously from 1960–2002. These latest NHANES data add to the knowledge about trends in child growth and development and trends in the distribution of body measurements, such as weight and height, in the U.S. population. Read More >

October 29, 2008 by NCHS

body mass index

anthropometry, body measures, children, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, NHANES, nutrition surveys, obesity, Overweight