[Body height, body mass and head circumference in children from birth to 3 years of age].

Starting with a number of 3301 newborns body height, body mass and head circumference amongst other values were measured in a prospective anthropometric study. After 3 years 339 children could be measured again. Average values for the above measures were taken at birth and after 3, 12, 24 and 36 months. In addition to it the respective average speeds of growth were determined. During the first trimenon the children are growing very intensively. Concerning the absolute measures boys are mostly taller than girls. These differences decrease at the end of the third year of life. Girls have a larger speed of growth since the second year of life.