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What does 97 centile mean.?.? Like in weight.?.? Can you please try to explain as simply as possible.Health Question & Answer


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The 97th centile means that 97% of people are under that weight and 3% are above it. I'm assuming you mean babies. Basically it's a measure of how well they are growing. If a baby stays on a centile line then they're growth is ok. If they start to drop centiles (ie go from 97th to 90th) then there may be a problem with the growth and/or weight gain.Health Question & Answer

Centile Charts and Assessing Growth

Centile charts show the position of a measured parameter within a statistical distribution. They do not show if that parameter is normal or abnormal. They merely show how it compares with that measurement in other individuals.

They are called centiles and not per centiles. If a parameter such as height is on the 3rd centile, this means that for every 100 children of that age, 3% would be expected to be shorter and 97 taller. On the 97th centile, 97 would be shorter and 3 taller.

Centile charts are very useful for plotting changing parameters such as assessing a child's height or weight over time or head circumference of an infant or fetus. They may also be used in public health. For example, PCTs may show their index for CHD or cancer as a centile to demonstrate how the local prevalence compares with the country as a whole.

Because centile charts are usually used to assess a parameter over time, they are normally presented graphically. The parameter such as height, weight or head circumference is shown on the y axis and the age or gestation on the x-axis. The graph shows a number of lines representing important centiles. These would usually be the 50th centile (average), 25th and 75th centiles as well as the 3rd and/or 10th centile and the 90th and/or 97th centile. Health Question & Answer

CENTILE IS A MEASUREMENT OF GROWTH. JUST TYPE CENTILE INTO YOUR SEARCH AND U WILL GET A LOT OF INFO ON IT.Health Question & Answer



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