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1616281

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-30
pubmed:abstractText
A new method of calculation of cross-sectional attained height centiles is proposed. This exploits the variance-stabilizing transformation, which has the form log(a+b height) up to age 11 years. Residuals of transformed height about the expected value for age are antilogged to give a single Gaussian distribution from which centiles can be calculated. In contrast to previous methods the standard errors of the centiles can be estimated without imprecise adjustment for smoothing. The parameters a and b of the transformation do not need precise estimation and the method can be used for population subgroups from which large samples cannot be obtained.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0301-4460
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
221-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
A new method for calculation of height centiles for preadolescent children.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Community Health, United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's, London.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't