Introducing excess body weight in childhood and adolescence and comparison with body mass index and...
Introducing excess body weight in childhood and adolescence and comparison with body mass index and waist-to-height ratio
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Petroff, D , Kromeyer-Hauschild, K , Wiegand, S , l'Allemand-Jander, D , Binder, G , Schwab, K-O , Stachow, R , Kiess, W , Hammer, E , Sturm, S , Holl, R W and Blüher, S
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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English
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Background:
Weight status in children and adolescents is commonly defined using age- and gender-corrected standard deviation scores for body mass index (BMI-SDS, also called
z
-scores). Values are not reliable for the extremely obese however. Moreover, paediatricians and parents may have difficulties understanding
z
-scores, and whil...
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Introducing excess body weight in childhood and adolescence and comparison with body mass index and waist-to-height ratio
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1680442155
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1680442155
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0307-0565
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1476-5497
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10.1038/ijo.2014.170
