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Height percentile chart men

A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Lawrence Smith
Clinical Psychology 32 years experience
Here's one: http://www.healthdiscovery.net/links/calculators/ideal_bw_men.htm.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Creighton Wright
surgery 58 years experience
Full range: Any height can be normal range, except dwarfs, and they have a family range as well. You may still grow slightly. 5-6 used to be tall! i am taller ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler
Psychiatry 27 years experience
A man's height: If you've completed puberty you aren't likely to grow taller. Girls complete puberty by ages 15 to 17 & for boys it is by ages 16 to 17. However, if ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology 46 years experience
No such thing: Even for young adults, these are subscience. At any adult age, the best weight is what looks and feels right to the person and enables them to do the ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bac Nguyen
Family Medicine 25 years experience
The BMI chart: Age is only used for pediatric/youg adults, often calculated to age 18 or so. After this point, we only use height and wt to determine healthy vs not-... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Michael Amster
Specializes in Pediatrics
Well, how much? : That may happen, and some or most of it may be genetic. If dad is 5' 6", 200 lbs, the simple fact is that your child's weight percentile may always be... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marie Trenga
Family Medicine 38 years experience
No: There is also a weight for height graph that can tell if the child weighs more than he should for his height. But a child could be -for example-25% he... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carla Enriquez
Pediatrics 52 years experience
16-20 years: Most men finish their height growth by age 20 years. Rarely, there may be growth after that, & often growth is over before then. Seeing an x-ray of g... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tiffanie Noonan
Pediatrics 22 years experience
See pediatrician...: With the numbers you gave, your son is about 97% for weight and 3rd% for height. I would advise that you discuss with his pediatrician to ensure that... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Sysyn
Pediatrics 29 years experience
Many factors: Male / female? If have started menses in females? Height and growth curve of parents... Point is, these factors and others may contribute. Your ... Read More
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