The World Health Organization (WHO has published tables for evaluating pediatric patients with malnutrition. One describes the weight-for-length (height) which reflects wasting.
A weight-for-height below - 3 SD is associated with wasting and is seen in severe malnutrition in a pediatric patient from 6 to 60 months of age.
Patient selection: girl from 45 to 120 cm in height
|
Length |
Median |
-1 SD |
-2 SD |
-3 SD |
-4 SD |
|
45 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
|
46 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
|
47 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
|
48 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
|
49 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
|
50 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
|
51 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
|
52 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
|
53 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
|
54 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
|
55 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
|
56 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
|
57 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
|
58 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
|
59 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
|
60 |
5.9 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
|
61 |
6.1 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
|
62 |
6.4 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
|
63 |
6.6 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
|
64 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
|
65 |
7.1 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
|
66 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
6.1 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
|
67 |
7.5 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
|
68 |
7.7 |
7.1 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
|
69 |
8.0 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
6.1 |
5.6 |
|
70 |
8.2 |
7.5 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
5.8 |
|
71 |
8.4 |
7.7 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
|
72 |
8.6 |
7.8 |
7.2 |
6.6 |
6.0 |
|
73 |
8.8 |
8.0 |
7.4 |
6.8 |
6.2 |
|
74 |
9.0 |
8.2 |
7.5 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
|
75 |
9.1 |
8.4 |
7.7 |
7.1 |
6.5 |
|
76 |
9.3 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
7.2 |
6.6 |
|
77 |
9.5 |
8.7 |
8.0 |
7.4 |
6.7 |
|
78 |
9.7 |
8.9 |
8.2 |
7.5 |
6.9 |
|
79 |
9.9 |
9.1 |
8.3 |
7.7 |
7.0 |
|
80 |
10.1 |
9.2 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
7.1 |
|
81 |
10.3 |
9.4 |
8.7 |
8.0 |
7.3 |
|
82 |
10.5 |
9.6 |
8.8 |
8.1 |
7.5 |
|
83 |
10.7 |
9.8 |
9.0 |
8.3 |
7.6 |
|
84 |
11.0 |
10.1 |
9.2 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
|
85 |
11.2 |
10.3 |
9.4 |
8.7 |
8.0 |
|
86 |
11.5 |
10.5 |
9.7 |
8.9 |
8.1 |
|
87 |
11.9 |
10.9 |
10.0 |
9.2 |
8.4 |
|
88 |
12.1 |
11.1 |
10.2 |
9.4 |
8.6 |
|
89 |
12.4 |
11.4 |
10.4 |
9.6 |
8.8 |
|
90 |
12.6 |
11.6 |
10.6 |
9.8 |
9.0 |
|
91 |
12.9 |
11.8 |
10.9 |
10.0 |
9.1 |
|
92 |
13.1 |
12.0 |
11.1 |
10.2 |
9.3 |
|
93 |
13.4 |
12.3 |
11.3 |
10.4 |
9.5 |
|
94 |
13.6 |
12.5 |
11.5 |
10.6 |
9.7 |
|
95 |
13.9 |
12.7 |
11.7 |
10.8 |
9.8 |
|
96 |
14.1 |
12.9 |
11.9 |
10.9 |
10.0 |
|
97 |
14.4 |
13.2 |
12.1 |
11.1 |
10.2 |
|
98 |
14.7 |
13.4 |
12.3 |
11.3 |
10.4 |
|
99 |
14.9 |
13.7 |
12.5 |
11.5 |
10.5 |
|
100 |
15.2 |
13.9 |
12.8 |
11.7 |
10.7 |
|
101 |
15.5 |
14.2 |
13.0 |
12.0 |
10.9 |
|
102 |
15.8 |
14.5 |
13.3 |
12.2 |
11.1 |
|
103 |
16.1 |
14.7 |
13.5 |
12.4 |
11.3 |
|
104 |
16.4 |
15.0 |
13.8 |
12.6 |
11.5 |
|
105 |
16.8 |
15.3 |
14.0 |
12.9 |
11.8 |
|
106 |
17.1 |
15.6 |
14.3 |
13.1 |
12.0 |
|
107 |
17.5 |
15.9 |
14.6 |
13.4 |
12.2 |
|
108 |
17.8 |
16.3 |
14.9 |
13.7 |
12.4 |
|
109 |
18.2 |
16.6 |
15.2 |
13.9 |
12.7 |
|
110 |
18.6 |
17.0 |
15.5 |
14.2 |
12.9 |
|
111 |
19.0 |
17.3 |
15.8 |
14.5 |
13.2 |
|
112 |
19.4 |
17.7 |
16.2 |
14.8 |
13.5 |
|
113 |
19.8 |
18.0 |
16.5 |
15.1 |
13.7 |
|
114 |
20.2 |
18.4 |
16.8 |
15.4 |
14.0 |
|
115 |
20.7 |
18.8 |
17.2 |
15.7 |
14.3 |
|
116 |
21.1 |
19.2 |
17.5 |
16.0 |
14.5 |
|
117 |
21.5 |
19.6 |
17.8 |
16.3 |
14.8 |
|
118 |
22.0 |
19.9 |
18.2 |
16.6 |
15.1 |
|
119 |
22.4 |
20.3 |
18.5 |
16.9 |
15.4 |
|
120 |
22.8 |
20.7 |
18.9 |
17.3 |
15.6 |
