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Why is it Important to Weigh and Measure Infants, Children and Adolescents Accurately? Accuracy is important in obtaining all pediatric size measurements because these measurements will be used as the basis of clinical assessment and to calculate various estimates of body composition such as Body Mass Index (BMI).If growth is not proceeding as expected for an individual of a given age based on the size measures measures, then referral or for additional testing evaluation may be necessary to address the concern. The measurement process has four two steps: 1. measure 2. record