Children’s actual weight status by BMI percentile | MPCW by words |
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Malnutrition (< 3 percentile) Low weight (≥ 3 and < 15 percentile) | “underweight” or “a little underweight” |
Normal weight (≥ 15 and < 85 percentile), | “Normal weight” |
Overweight (≥ 85 but < 97 percentile) | “A little overweight” |
Obese (≥ 97) | “Overweight” |