WHO Is Using the New Growth Charts?

The CDC recommends using 2006 WHO growth standards for children aged <24 months.

The 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth charts are commonly used by pediatricians to assess child growth. Experts from the CDC, National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) met to evaluate the 2000 CDC growth charts and the more recent 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) growth charts (http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/en/).

Differences Between CDC and WHO Growth Charts

CDC growth charts are based on cross-sectional data for U.S. children. The only exclusion criterion was very low birth weight (no overweight measurements were excluded). Only half of these children had ever breast-fed, and only one third were still breast-fed at age 3 months. CDC growth charts represent a gr…

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Cornelius W. Van Niel, MD

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EquityMedtronic; Express Scripts; Johnson & Johnson; Merck

Cornelius W. Van Niel, MD

Disclosures

EquityMedtronic; Express Scripts; Johnson & Johnson; Merck

WHO Is Using the New Growth Charts?

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Differences Between CDC and WHO Growth Charts

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