This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.
Brooks GMFCS Level V – without tube feeding
Weight, height and BMI in cerebral palsy, transported in a wheelchair, oral feeding
About this calculator
Percentiles and z-score for weight, height and BMI of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy of GMFCS Level V – without tube feeding (transported in a wheelchair, oral feeding) 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 V – without tube feeding: What does this calculator compute?
Percentiles and z-score for weight, height and BMI of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy of GMFCS Level V – without tube feeding (transported in a wheelchair, oral feeding) 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 V – without tube feeding: 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.