Misclassification of child body mass index from cut-points defined by rounded percentiles instead of Z-scores

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the misclassification resulting from the use of body mass index (BMI) cut-points defined by rounded percentiles instead of Z-scores in early childhood. Using data from the TARGet Kids primary care network we conducted a cross-sectional study among 5836 children < 6 years of...

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Autores principales: Anderson, Laura N., Carsley, Sarah, Lebovic, Gerald, Borkhoff, Cornelia M., Maguire, Jonathon L., Parkin, Patricia C., Birken, Catherine S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5706297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29183360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2983-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5706297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29183360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2983-0

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