Plot the exact measurement to the nearest month. Plot measurement on NCHS growth chart for age 2-18 years. Recumbent length for age at or below 5th percentile. Weight for recumbent length above the 95th percentile. Weight for recumbent length below the 5th percentile.
Growth curve is flat over a period of time.
Stature Measuring Board. A measuring board standing perpendicular to a hard platform with a moveable headboard attached at right angles to the measuring surface. Do not use a moveable measuring rod attached to a scale. Remove subject's foot and headgear. Subject stands on horizontal bare floor with heels slightly apart, back as straight as possible and heels, buttocks, upper part of back, and back of head touching wall.