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jaclyn78
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Jaclyn
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Percentile question
My DD is in the 55th % for weight and height. What exactly does that mean? The way the nurse explained was that 55% of babies her age are at that weight and height. But, my SIL said something completely different. So confused.
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Posted 10/3/07 7:25 PM  |
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Re: Percentile question
Message edited 10/3/2007 7:27:44 PM.
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| Posted 10/3/07 7:27 PM |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
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Re: Percentile question
I always knew it to mean...
If they are at X% then 100-X% babies are taller or weigh more than their height and weight.
For example, if my DS is 25% for weight but 50% for height then 75% of all babies his age weight more than him and 50% of all babies are taller than him.
HTH
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| Posted 10/3/07 7:31 PM |
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Re: Percentile question
Posted by Tah-wee-ZAH
I always knew it to mean...
If they are at X% then 100-X% babies are taller or weigh more than their height and weight.
For example, if my DS is 25% for weight but 50% for height then 75% of all babies his age weight more than him and 50% of all babies are taller than him.
HTH
Yes, this is how it works...
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| Posted 10/3/07 8:18 PM |
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ChilisWife
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Re: Percentile question
I always thought it meant that if a baby was 75th percentile for height, for example, then that baby was taller than 75% of the other babies his age.
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| Posted 10/3/07 8:55 PM |
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Dani00518
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Re: Percentile question
Posted by ChilisWife
I always thought it meant that if a baby was 75th percentile for height, for example, then that baby was taller than 75% of the other babies his age.
thats what I though
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| Posted 10/3/07 9:12 PM |
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Charly
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Re: Percentile question
Posted by Dani00518
Posted by ChilisWife
I always thought it meant that if a baby was 75th percentile for height, for example, then that baby was taller than 75% of the other babies his age.
thats what I though
That's how my ped explained. My DD is in the 98th % for height and he said that means she's taller than 98% of babies in her age group.
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| Posted 10/3/07 9:14 PM |
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jaclyn78
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Re: Percentile question
Those were the two different answers I got also. One of them was given by my pediatrician. The other explanation by my SIL's ped. Go figure
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| Posted 10/3/07 9:39 PM |
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pharmcat2000
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Re: Percentile question
They're actually saying the same thing. One is saying that if your baby is in the 25th percentile that 75% of babies are bigger, which means that your baby is bigger than 25% of other babies. It's just looking at it from different perspectives, but it is the same information.
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| Posted 10/3/07 9:51 PM |
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Re: Percentile question
Posted by pharmcat2000
They're actually saying the same thing. One is saying that if your baby is in the 25th percentile that 75% of babies are bigger, which means that your baby is bigger than 25% of other babies. It's just looking at it from different perspectives, but it is the same information.
That is what I was going to say, really those are the same answers, just different ways to phrase it.
My DS is 10th percentile for weight, which means 90% of babies his age are bigger than him.
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| Posted 10/3/07 10:02 PM |
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ABCiverson
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Re: Percentile question
Kaitee was 50% and My Doctor said "She is bigger than 50% of baby girls her age"
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| Posted 10/3/07 10:10 PM |
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