BMI z-scores are a poor indicator of adiposity among 2- to 19-year-olds with very high BMIs, NHANES 1999-2000 to 2013-14

OBJECTIVE: Although the CDC growth charts are widely used, BMIz is known to be uninformative above the 97(th) percentile. We compared the relations of BMIz and other BMI metrics (%BMI(p95), percent of 95(th) percentile, and ΔBMI(p95), BMI minus 95(th) percentile) to circumferences, skinfolds and fat...

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Autores principales: Freedman, David S, Butte, Nancy F, Taveras, Elsie M, Lundeen, Elizabeth A, Blanck, Heidi M, Goodman, Alyson B, Ogden, Cynthia L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5373980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28245098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.21782

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5373980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28245098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.21782

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