# Pediatric BMI Example - US Core Implementation Guide v8.0.1

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Artifacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **Pediatric BMI Example**

## Example Observation: Pediatric BMI Example

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| *Page standards status:*[Informative](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/versions.html#std-process) |

Profile: [US Core Pediatric BMI for Age Observation Profile](StructureDefinition-pediatric-bmi-for-age.md) version: 8.0.1

**status**: Final

**category**: Vital Signs

**code**: BMI

**subject**: [Child Example](Patient-child-example.md)

**encounter**: GP Visit

**effective**: 2019-05-04 12:12:29-0700

**performer**: [Dr Ronald Bone](Practitioner-practitioner-1.md)

**value**: 65 % (Details: UCUM code% = '%')

**note**: 

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CDC Males, 2-20 years Chart




## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "Observation",
  "id" : "pediatric-bmi-example",
  "meta" : {
    "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/pediatric-bmi-for-age|8.0.1"]
  },
  "status" : "final",
  "category" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
      "code" : "vital-signs",
      "display" : "Vital Signs"
    }],
    "text" : "Vital Signs"
  }],
  "code" : {
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://loinc.org",
      "code" : "59576-9",
      "display" : "Body mass index (BMI) [Percentile] Per age and sex"
    }],
    "text" : "BMI"
  },
  "subject" : {
    "reference" : "Patient/child-example",
    "display" : "Child Example"
  },
  "encounter" : {
    "display" : "GP Visit"
  },
  "effectiveDateTime" : "2019-05-04T12:12:29-07:00",
  "performer" : [{
    "reference" : "Practitioner/practitioner-1",
    "display" : "Dr Ronald Bone"
  }],
  "valueQuantity" : {
    "value" : 65,
    "unit" : "%",
    "system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
    "code" : "%"
  },
  "note" : [{
    "text" : "CDC Males, 2-20 years Chart"
  }]
}

```
