German height references for children aged 0 to under 18 years compared to national and international data

Objectives: The objective of the present study is to present height-for-age percentiles representative for infants, children and adolescents in Germany and to compare them with existing German height references by Kromeyer-Hauschild (KH) and with international growth charts from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as well as the growth standard and the growth reference of the World Health Organization (WHO). Methods: The reference population consists of a nationally representative sample of 17 079 children and adolescents aged 0–17 years (KiGGS study 2003–2006) with standardized height measurements. Height ref…