WHO Growth Charts for Canada


WHO Macro Files, CPEG Revision, Archived

  • ZIP file containing the igrowup macro files, CPEG revision (for R)
  • ZIP files containing the who2007 macro files, CPEG revision:

WHO Growth Charts Plotter Apps


Shiny Plotters


Shiny Batch Calculators (Zapps™)

  • igrowup: a Shiny app for children ages 0–5 years, based on the WHO growth standards
  • who2007: a Shiny app for children ages 5–19 years, based on the WHO growth reference
  • quickZ_WHO: a Shiny app which combines the data from igrowup and who2007 for calculating Z-scores for height, weight and BMI for children from 0–19 years of age, based on the WHO Growth Charts for Canada 2014
  • quickZ_CDC: a Shiny app for calculating Z-scores for height, weight and BMI for children from 0–20 years of age, based on the US CDC Growth Charts
  • WCz: a Shiny for calculating Z-scores for waist circumference and waist/height ratio for children 5–19 years of age, based on NHANES III reference data
  • BPz: Shiny apps for categorizing blood pressure in children ages 1–18 years of age, based on reference data from the American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017:
    • BPz: for analyzing data from spreadsheets
    • BPz_DDE: for analyzing data entered directly into a web browser (mobile version)
  • skinfolds: a Shiny app for skinfold thicknesses, based on data from WHO for children ages 3 months to 5 years and from Addo 2010 and 2017 for children ages 5–20 years
  • preterm: a Shiny app for preterm infants 22–49 weeks, based on data from Fenton, 2013
  • DownZ: a Shiny app for children with Down syndrome aged 0–20 years, based on data from Zemel et al, 2015
  • PWSZ: a Shiny app for children with Prader–Willi syndrome (non–GH-treated) aged 0–18 years, based on data from Butler et al, 2011 and 2015

Android and iOS Apps


Insulin Calculator Web Apps

These web-based apps are designed for simple calculations of insulin doses in the Canadian home and school setting. They perform the same functions as the BolusCalc mobile app.


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