Red Flag Guidelines for Dietary Assessment

Annexure “A”

For Boys :

For Girls 

Based on the given guideline the Pediatrician can use this as a check table

For children below 5 years (WHO Charts)

  1. Underweight: Weight for age less than -2 as per WHO guidelines 
  2. Stunting: Height for age less than -2 as per WHO guidelines
  3. Wasting: Weight for height less than -2 or more than +2 as per WHO guidelines 

For children between 5- 18 years (IAP Charts) 

CategoriesCut-off
ThinnessBMI below 3rd Percentile
OverweightBMI  > 23 Adult equivalent
ObeseBMI > 27 Adult Equivalent
Short StatureHeight-for-age below 3 Percentile