title: [Current standards for body height and weight of Swiss children and adolescents 4 to 19 1/2 years old (Geneva 1972)].
abstract: New tables have recently been published containing (1) the usual percentiles of body weight and stature in each of the successive 6 months age groups, (2) two different age independent estimates of weight percentiles related to height, and (3) 50%, 80%, and 95% contours for the bivariate joint distribution of height and weight in each age group. All of the tables and charts are given for boys and girls separately. In view of the randomness of the sampling and the characteristic heterogeneity of the population concerned, these new normal limits may be declared valid not only for the entire Swiss area, but even for adjacent regions.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013557:Switzerland; D014798:Vital Statistics
vernacular_title: Nouvelles normes suisses pour tailles et poids de 4 à 19 1/2 ans (Genève 1972)