If the child's weight is higher than 20% of this standard, it is overweight, that is, obesity. 20% below this standard are underweight, which may be malnutrition. The height is 20% shorter than the standard height, which is dwarfism. If being too short belongs to growth retardation, it is necessary to further clarify the causes of children's growth deviation, including endocrine diseases, as well as nutritional and genetic factors.
Therefore, if the child is stunted, including underweight and short stature, he must go to the pediatric endocrinology department for face-to-face consultation, bone age measurement, hormone level measurement, endocrine diseases elimination, clear diagnosis and symptomatic treatment.