Body mass index cut-offs for screening for childhood overweight and obesity in Indian children

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-34

  Khadilkar, V V ^a   Khadilkar, A V ^a   Borade, A B ^a   Chiplonkar, S A ^a  

^a JEHANGIR HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Adult equivalent BMI; Childhood; Cut off; India; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INDIAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84863110336     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-012-0011-y     Document Type: Article

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