Reference

Growth Percentiles
These data are calculated using "Percentile Data Files with LMS Values" from CDC. The same data sets have been used to produce the United States Growth Charts by CDC. For more information on Growth Percentiles, go to United States Growth Charts - Data Files.

Blood pressure percentiles for children
Based on the "Blood Pressure Tables for Children and Adolescents" from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.For more information on Blood Pressure Percentiles, visit Blood Pressure Tables for Children and Adolescents.

Estimate 10-year risk of having a heart attack and Identifying Metabolic Syndrome Calculated using a point system as described in the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). For more information on Estimating Your 10-year Risk of Having a Heart Attack and Identifying Metabolic Syndrome, go to High Blood Cholesterol That You Need to Know and visit the Live Healthier, Live Longer Web site.

Underweight and overweight
Based on BMI and waist.For more information on BMI calculations, visit BMI: Body Mass Index

Waist circumference percentiles for children
Fern¨˘ndez JR, Redden DT, Pietrobelli A, Allison DB. J Pediatr 2004;145:439-44. Here is a link: http://www.gghjournal.com/volume21/1/ab17.cfm