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Brooks GMFCS Level II
Weight, height and BMI in cerebral palsy, walks with limitations
About this calculator
Percentiles and z-score for weight, height and BMI of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy of GMFCS Level II (walks with limitations) according to the growth curves of Brooks 2011 (2–20 years). The curves describe how children at this functional level actually grow – they are not a target; the authors identify weights below P20 as associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
The z-score (SDS) describes the deviation from the median in standard deviations; the percentile is the proportion of the reference population with a smaller value.
Frequently asked questions
Brooks GMFCS Level II: What does this calculator compute?
Percentiles and z-score for weight, height and BMI of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy of GMFCS Level II (walks with limitations) according to the growth curves of Brooks 2011 (2–20 years). The curves describe how children at this functional level actually grow – they are not a target; the authors identify weights below P20 as associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
Brooks GMFCS Level II: Which sources is this calculator based on?
Brooks J, Day S, Shavelle R, Strauss D. Low weight, morbidity, and mortality in children with cerebral palsy: new clinical growth charts. Pediatrics. 2011;128(2):e299–e307.