Weight-for-age, 2 to 20 years, LMS parameters and selected smoothed weight percentiles in kilograms, by sex and age.

wtage

Format

A dataset with 436 rows and 14 variables

Sex

1=male; 2=female

Agemos

Age in months

L

skewness distribution parameter

M

location distribution parameter

S

scale distribution parameter

P3

Smoothed third percentile

P5

Smoothed fifth percentile

P10

Smoothed tenth percentile

P25

Smoothed twenty fifth percentile

P50

Smoothed fiftieth percentile

P75

Smoothed seventy fifth percentile

P90

Smoothed ninetieth percentile

P95

Smoothed ninety fifth percentile

P97

Smoothed ninety seventh percentile