This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.
Height age
The age at which the measured height equals the median – also weight age and head circumference age
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
Height age: What does this calculator compute?
Calculates the height age: the age at which the measured height corresponds to P50 of the chosen reference (WHO, CDC, Kromeyer-Hauschild, KiGGS) – optionally also weight age and head circumference age – and compares it with the chronological age and, if provided, the bone age.
Height age: Which sources is this calculator based on?
Rogol AD, Hayden GF: Etiologies and early diagnosis of short stature and growth failure in children and adolescents (J Pediatr 164(5 Suppl):S1–S14) (2014)