Dietetics for Nurses

by Fairfax T. Proudfit

Prepared by Dr. Thomas D. Wood

About What a GIRL Should Gain Each Month

Age
5 to 8	6 oz.
8 to 11	8 oz.
11 to 14	12 oz.
14 to 16	8 oz.
16 to 18	4 oz.

Courtesy of Child Health Organization of America

Scale for Judging the State of Nutrition in Children, Prepared by Professor Pirquet[178]

Pelidisi Chart (For School Children)

Sitting Height	Percentage (Pelidisi)
in Cm.	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96
55	10.0	10.4	10.7	11.1	11.5	11.9	12.3	12.7	13.1	13.6	14.0	14.4
56	10.6	10.9	11.4	11.7	12.2	12.6	13.0	13.4	13.9	14.3	14.8	15.3
57	11.1	11.5	11.9	12.4	12.8	13.2	13.7	14.2	13.6	15.1	15.6	16.1
58	11.7	12.1	12.6	13.0	13.5	13.9	14.4	14.9	15.4	15.9	16.4	16.9
59	12.4	12.8	13.2	13.7	14.2	14.7	15.2	15.7	16.2	16.7	17.3	17.8
60	13.0	13.4	13.9	14.4	14.9	15.4	15.9	16.5	17.1	17.6	18.2	18.8
61	13.7	14.1	14.6	15.2	15.7	16.2	16.8	17.3	17.9	18.5	19.1	19.7
62	14.3	14.8	15.4	15.9	16.5	17.1	17.6	18.2	18.8	19.4	20.0	20.7
63	15.0	15.6	16.1	16.7	17.3	17.9	18.5	19.1	19.7	20.4	21.0	21.7
64	15.8	16.3	16.9	17.5	18.1	18.8	19.4	20.0	20.7	21.4	22.1	22.8
65	16.5	17.1	17.7	18.3	19.0	19.7	20.3	21.0	21.7	22.4	23.1	23.9
66	17.3	17.9	18.5	19.2	19.9	20.6	21.2	21.9	22.7	23.4	24.2	25.0
67	18.7	18.7	19.4	20.1	20.8	21.5	22.2	23.0	23.7	24.5	25.3	26.1
68	18.9	19.6	20.3	21.0	21.7	22.5	23.2	24.0	24.8	25.6	26.4	27.3
69	19.8	20.5	21.2	22.0	22.7	23.5	24.2	25.0	25.9	26.7	27.6	28.5
70	20.6	21.4	22.1	22.9	23.7	24.5	25.3	26.2	27.0	27.9	28.8	29.8
71	21.5	22.3	23.1	23.9	24.7	25.6	26.4	27.3	28.2	29.1	30.1	31.3
72	22.4	23.2	24.1	25.0	25.8	26.6	27.6	28.5	29.4	30.4	31.4	32.4
73	23.4	24.3	25.1	26.0	26.9	27.8	28.8	29.8	30.7	31.7	32.8	33.8
74	24.4	25.3	26.2	27.1	28.0	29.0	30.0	31.0	32.0	33.0	34.0	35.2
75	25.4	26.3	27.2	28.2	29.2	30.2	31.2	32.3	33.2	34.3	35.5	36.6
76	26.4	27.4	28.4	29.4	30.3	31.3	32.7	33.5	34.6	35.7	36.9	38.2
77	27.5	28.4	29.5	30.6	31.6	32.6	33.8	34.8	36.0	37.2	38.4	39.6
78	28.6	29.6	30.7	31.8	32.8	33.9	35.0	36.2	37.4	38.6	40.0	41.1
79	29.7	30.8	31.8	33.0	34.0	35.2	36.4	37.7	38.8	40.1	41.5	42.8
80	30.8	31.9	33.1	34.2	35.4	36.6	37.9	39.0	40.4	41.7	43.0	44.5
81	32.0	33.2	34.3	35.5	36.7	38.0	39.3	40.5	41.9	43.3	44.7	46.1
82	33.2	34.4	35.6	36.8	38.1	39.4	40.8	42.0	43.5	45.0	46.4	47.9
83	34.4	35.7	36.9	38.2	39.6	40.8	42.3	43.7	45.1	46.6	48.0	49.6
84	35.7	37.0	38.2	39.6	41.0	42.3	43.8	45.3	46.8	48.3	49.9	51.5
85	37.0	38.2	39.6	41.0	42.4	43.9	46.4	46.9	48.5	50.0	51.6	53.4
86	38.3	39.6	41.0	42.5	44.0	45.5	47.0	48.7	50.2	51.9	53.7	55.4
87	39.6	41.0	42.5	44.0	45.5	47.1	48.7	50.3	52.0	53.8	55.5	57.2
88	41.0	42.5	44.0	45.5	47.2	48.7	50.4	52.0	58.8	55.5	57.5	59.3
89	42.5	44.0	45.5	47.1	48.8	50.5	52.2	53.9	55.7	57.5	59.6	61.2
90	44.0	45.4	47.0	48.7	50.4	52.2	54.0	55.8	57.5	59.5	61.5	63.4

Sitting Height	Percentage (Pelidisi)
in Cm.	97	98	99	100	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108
55	14.9	15.4	15.8	16.4	16.9	17.4	17.9	18.4	19.0	19.6	20.1	20.7
56	15.7	16.2	16.8	17.3	17.9	18.4	18.9	19.5	20.1	20.6	21.2	21.8
57	16.6	17.1	17.7	18.2	18.8	19.4	20.0	20.6	21.2	21.8	22.4	23.0
58	17.5	18.0	18.6	19.2	19.8	20.4	21.0	21.6	22.3	22.9	23.6	24.2
59	18.4	19.0	19.6	20.2	20.9	21.5	22.2	22.8	23.5	24.1	24.8	25.6
60	19.3	20.0	20.6	21.2	22.0	22.6	23.3	24.0	24.6	25.4	26.1	26.8
61	20.3	21.0	21.7	22.4	23.1	23.7	24.4	25.2	25.9	26.6	27.4	28.2
62	21.4	22.1	22.8	23.4	24.2	24.9	25.7	26.4	27.2	28.0	28.8	29.6
63	22.4	23.2	23.8	24.6	25.4	26.2	27.0	27.8	28.6	29.4	30.2	31.1
64	23.5	24.3	25.0	25.8	26.8	27.4	28.2	29.1	30.0	30.8	31.6	32.6
65	24.6	25.5	26.2	27.0	27.9	28.8	29.6	30.5	31.4	32.2	33.2	34.2
66	25.7	26.6	27.4	28.2	29.2	30.0	31.0	31.9	32.8	33.8	34.8	35.8
67	26.9	27.8	28.6	29.5	30.6	31.4	32.4	33.4	34.3	35.4	36.3	37.4
68	28.2	29.1	30.0	30.9	32.0	32.9	33.8	34.9	35.9	36.9	38.0	39.1
69	29.7	30.4	31.3	32.3	33.4	34.4	35.4	36.4	37.5	38.6	39.7	40.9
70	30.7	31.6	32.7	33.8	34.8	35.8	37.0	38.1	39.1	40.3	41.5	42.6
71	32.1	33.1	34.1	35.2	36.4	37.4	38.6	39.7	40.9	42.0	43.2	44.5
72	33.5	34.5	35.6	36.7	38.0	39.0	40.3	41.5	42.6	43.9	45.1	46.8
73	34.9	36.0	37.0	38.2	39.5	40.7	42.0	43.2	44.5	45.7	47.1	48.4
74	36.3	37.4	38.6	39.8	41.1	42.4	43.7	45.0	46.4	47.6	49.0	50.4
75	37.8	39.0	40.1	41.4	42.8	44.1	45.4	46.9	48.3	49.5	50.9	52.5
76	39.3	40.5	41.7	43.1	44.5	45.9	47.3	48.7	50.3	51.5	53.0	54.5
77	40.9	42.7	43.5	44.8	46.4	47.7	49.2	50.7	52.3	53.6	55.2	56.8
78	42.5	43.9	45.2	46.6	48.2	49.6	51.0	52.6	54.3	55.7	57.3	58.9
79	44.1	45.5	46.9	48.4	50.0	51.5	53.1	54.7	56.5	58.0	59.6	61.3
80	45.9	47.3	48.7	50.2	52.0	53.6	55.1	56.9	58.6	60.1	61.8	63.7
81	47.6	49.1	50.6	52.1	54.0	55.5	57.3	59.0	60.8	62.5	64.3	66.0
82	49.9	51.0	52.5	54.1	56.0	57.6	59.5	61.3	63.0	67.9	66.7	68.5
83	51.2	52.9	54.5	56.1	58.1	59.7	61.7	63.5	65.3	67.2	69.1	71.0
84	53.0	54.8	56.5	58.2	60.2	62.0	64.0	65.8	67.7	69.7	71.6	73.6
85	55.0	56.8	58.5	60.4	62.4	64.3	66.3	68.2	70.0	72.1	74.2	76.3
86	57.1	58.9	60.7	62.6	64.6	66.5	68.5	70.5	72.7	74.8	76.9	79.0
87	59.1	60.9	62.9	64.7	66.9	69.0	71.0	73.0	75.2	77.5	79.6	81.8
88	61.2	63.0	65.0	67.0	69.3	71.4	73.5	75.5	77.8	80.0	82.4	84.7
89	63.3	65.3	67.3	69.4	71.6	73.6	76.0	78.1	80.5	82.9	85.2	87.5
90	65.4	67.5	69.5	71.5	74.0	76.4	78.6	80.9	83.4	85.7	88.1	90.5

Instructions for use: To determine the “pelidisi,” locate in the left-hand column the child’s sitting height in centimeters. With a ruler follow the weights in kilograms to the right until the proper figure is reached. Trace upward in that column to the heavy figure at the top, which indicates the pelidisi.