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M I Osman1, G Magbool, K K Kaul
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal University, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract:
The ages of Saudi children are recorded and based on the Hegira calendar. When charted on the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) weight and height charts, children will be at disadvantage since the Hegira year is shorter than the Gregorian year. In this paper, centiles for the NCHS reference population are estimated for age in Hegira years from 2-18 for height and weight for both sexes using mathematical interpolation. Charts are prepared for use in hospitals and health centers for children whose ages have been reported based on the Hegira calendar.
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