The new chart now covers up to a BMI of 60 for children. Previous growth charts were based on data collected more than four decades ago. 1 charged, 1 cited after threats made on social media at ...

Prior to the update, BMI charts for children ages 2 to 19 had been published in 2000 and were based on data from 1963 to 1980 when obesity rates in children were much lower.

Last year, the CDC updated its 22-year-old pediatric BMI-for-age growth charts to add BMIs above the 97th percentile for the first time in order to track severe obesity in children aged 2 to 19 years.

The CDC has updated growth charts to extend from a body mass index of 37 to 60 because childhood obesity has quadrupled since in recent decades By Jonel Aleccia • Published December 15, 2022 • ...

A child is considered obese if they reach the 95th percentile on the growth charts, and severely obese at 120% of that mark — or with a BMI of 35 or higher, according to the CDC.

Where can I find a useful body mass index (BMI) chart for children? Response from Marilyn W. Edmunds, PhD, NP. A simple ... Using the BMI-for-Age Growth Charts, ...

Expanded growth charts released Thursday by the CDC now include a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at a BMI of 37.

A child is considered obese if they reach the 95th percentile on the growth charts, and severely obese at 120% of that mark — or with a BMI of 35 or higher, according to the CDC.

When looking at children and adolescents at or above the 95th percentile for BMI, it’s important to remember that the CDC growth charts were drafted roughly 50 years ago. About 20% of children ...