This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.
Kromeyer-Hauschild (German reference)
Weight, height and BMI 0–18 years according to the German reference 2001
About this calculator
Percentiles and SDS for weight, height and BMI according to Kromeyer-Hauschild 2001 – the reference in common use in Germany and Austria, among other things the basis of the obesity guideline (AGA).
In preterm infants, if a gestational age is given, age is corrected up to month 24 of life for the missing weeks up to 40+0. The z-score (SDS) describes the deviation from the median in standard deviations; the percentile the proportion of the reference population with a smaller value.
Frequently asked questions
Kromeyer-Hauschild (German reference): What does this calculator compute?
Percentiles and SDS for weight, height and BMI according to Kromeyer-Hauschild 2001 – the reference in common use in Germany and Austria, among other things the basis of the obesity guideline (AGA).
Kromeyer-Hauschild (German reference): Which sources is this calculator based on?
Kromeyer-Hauschild K, Wabitsch M, Kunze D, et al. Perzentile für den Body-mass-Index für das Kindes- und Jugendalter unter Heranziehung verschiedener deutscher Stichproben. Monatsschr Kinderheilkd. 2001;149:807–818.