BMI-for-age charts are recommended to assess weight in relation to stature for children ages 2 to 20 years.The attached body mass index (bmi) growth chart with the outer limits of the curves at the 5^thand 95^thpercentiles are widely used by pediatricians as part of the routine clinical asessments. What is the bmi value at the 50^thpercentile for a 12-year old girl?

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2 to 20 years: Girls NAME Body mass index-for-age percentiles RECORD # Date Age Weight Stature BMI* Comments BMI- 35 34 33 32 31 30 *To Calculate BMI: Weight (kg) + Stature (cm) + Stature (cm) x 10,000 or Weight (Ib) + Stature (in) + Stature (in) x 703 29 BMI 28 90 27 27 26 85 26 25 25 24 75 24 23 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 25 19 19 18 10 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 HH 14 14 13 13 12 12 kg/m AGE (YEARS) kg/m? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Published May 30, 2000 (modified 10/16/00). SOURCE: Developed by the National Center for Health Statistics in collaboration with CDC the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2000). http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts SAFER . HEALTHIER . PEOPLE