Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2015–2018

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• Alternative Title:
  Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2015–2018: Analytical and Epidemiological Studies
• Personal Author:
  Fryar, Cheryl D. ; Carroll, Margaret D. ; Gu, Qiuping ; Afful, Joseph ; Ogden, Cynthia L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Objective: This report presents anthropometric reference data for the U.S. population in 2015–2018.
  
  Methods: Body measurements were obtained from 18,061 participants in the 2015–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Measurements included weight, height, recumbent length, circumferences, and limb lengths.
  
  Results: Weighted population means, standard errors of the means, and selected percentiles of body measurement values are reported. Body measurement results are shown by sex and age, as well as race and Hispanic origin among adults.
  
  Conclusions: These latest NHANES data show the distribution of weight, height, BMI, circumferences, and lengths, in the U.S. population.
  
  Based on nationally representative anthropometric data, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published reference tables on the distribution of various body measurements for the U.S. population (1–5). National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data are the primary source of body measurement information for the U.S. population. These measurements reflect the mean weight, height, length, and various circumferences of U.S. children and adults. Anthropometry is a measure of nutritional or general health status, dietary adequacy, and growth. This report presents anthropometric reference data from the years 2015–2018 for U.S. children and adults.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Anthropometry Body Weights And Measures Child Health Surveys Nutrition Surveys Statistics
• Series:
  Vital and Health Statistics Series
• Subseries:
  Series 3: Analytical and Epidemiological Studies
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
• Division:
  DHNES - Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  44 pdf pages
• Volume:
  3
• Issue:
  46
• Citation:
  Fryar CD, Carroll MD, Gu Q, Afful J, Ogden CL. Anthropometric reference data for children and adults: United States, 2015–2018. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 3(46). 2021.
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library National Center for Health Statistics
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