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Body mass index cut offs to define thinness in children and adolescents: international survey
BMJ · 2007 · Vol. 335(7612) · pp. 194–194
Tim Cole✉(University College London)Katherine M. Flegal(National Center for Health Statistics)Dasha Nicholls(Great Ormond Street Hospital)Alan A. Jackson(University of Southampton)
Abstract
The proposed cut-off points should help to provide internationally comparable prevalence rates of thinness in children and adolescents.
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietBirth, Development, and HealthChild Nutrition and Water AccessBody mass indexDemographyWastingMedicineBody heightPediatricsBody weightPsychologyGerontology
MeSH terms
AdolescentAdultAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleObesityReference StandardsThinnessBody Mass Index
Funding
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
- Medical Research Council
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