Extended international (IOTF) body mass index cut-offs for thinness, overweight and obesity

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 284-294

  Cole, T J ^a   Lobstein, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMI; International; LMS method; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; EUROPE; FEMALE; GROWTH CHARTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SINGAPORE; THINNESS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84867321745     PISSN: 20476302     EISSN: 20476310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00064.x     Document Type: Article

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