height and weight reference data needed

[Gaston, Nancy]

Go to http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/calc-bmi.htm.  This is the website
for CDC's BMI Web Calculator for English and Metric systems.

For more information go to
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/00binaries/bmi-tables.pdf or
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/growthcharts/bmi_tools.htm.

Regards, ...

Nancy W. Gaston, MA, RD

USDA/Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
3101 Park Center Drive, 10th floor
Alexandria, VA 22302
phone: 703-305-2309
fax: 703-305-3400
nancy.gaston at cnpp.usda.gov


-----Original Message-----
From: Jamie Stang [mailto:stang at epi.umn.edu]
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 7:01 PM
To: Public Health Nutrition Discussion and Information Group
Subject: height and weight reference data needed


I received this message from a colleague. Does anyone know of any weight for
height or BMI reference data for an adult woman 4 feet 5 inches tall?

Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Jamie Stang
University of Minnesota

Message I received:
Hi Jaime,
One of my first year coordinated students was working with a pregnant woman
in clinic last week.  The woman is from Ecuador and is only 4 feet 5 inches
tall.  Do you know of a reference available that provides guidelines for
determining acceptable weight ranges for individuals under 5 feet?
Thanks,
Teri