Chapter 4. Infant Health

Table 4.7. Median reported infant weight and height by the age of measurement1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  Weight in pounds Height in inches
Infant age in months N Median N Median
0 25 10.1 25 22.0
1 61 11.1 54 22.0
2 1,507 12.0 1,401 23.0
3 556 13.1 367 24.0
4 1,494 14.8 1,276 25.0
5 388 15.9 273 25.5
6 1,095 17.1 903 26.5
7 527 17.8 345 27.0
8 45 18.1 31 26.5
9 62 19.6 44 28.5
10 37 21.1 28 28.9
11 51 21.0 23 28.5
12 1,245 21.3 953 29.8
13 112 22.0 69 29.5
14 8 21.9 3 29.0
15 6 20.1 3 32.0

1Table is based on variables: M3A28-A31, M5A32-A35, M7A31-A34, MWA34-A37