This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Growth, Development, and Behavior, Subject name: Pediatrics
Short stature is defined as a height below: 
Select and explain. 
A. 3rd centile, B. 5th centile, C. 15th centile, D. 25th centile
A: 3rd centile
Answer: A: 3rd centile 
Explanation: Ans. A. 3rd centileShort stature is defined as height below 3rd centile or more than 2 standard deviations below the height for age and gender (<-2SD) according to population standard. Short stature can be physiological or pathological.Physiological short stature can be either familial or constitutional. Pathological causes of short stature include undernutrition, chronic systemic illness, malabsorption, endocrine diseases, skeletal dysplasias, genetic syndromes