Appropriate Body Mass Index Cut-Offs to Determine Thinness, Overweight and Obesity in South Asian Children in The Netherlands

BACKGROUND: Asian populations have an increased risk of developing cardiometabolic disorders at a lower body mass index (BMI) than other ethnic groups. Therefore, lower adult BMI cut-offs to determine overweight and obesity are recommended to assess the associated health risks for Asian (23 and 27.5...

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Autores principales: de Wilde, Jeroen A., van Dommelen, Paula, Middelkoop, Barend J. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3868582/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24367559
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082822

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3868582/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24367559
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082822

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