International BMI-for-age references underestimate thinness and overestimate overweigth and obesity in Bolivian adolescents

Nutricion Hospitalaria

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 428-436

  Botti, A Baya ^d   Perez Cueto F J A ^b   Monllor, P A Vasquez ^c   Kolsteren, P W ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Medico de planta del Hospital Obrero Nro 2 de la Caja Nacional de Salud   (Bolivia)

^d Faculty of Bioscience Engineering   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body mass index (BMI); Bolivia; Bolivian growth percentiles; CDC; Growth references; IOTF; Nutritional status; Obesity; Overweight; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BOLIVIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; BOLIVIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; REFERENCE VALUES; THINNESS;

EID: 77951950022     PISSN: 02121611     EISSN: 16995198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3305/nh.2010.25.3.4364     Document Type: Article

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