[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of overweight in US children: comparison of US growth charts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with other reference values for …
KM Flegal, CL Ogden, R Wei, RL Kuczmarski… - The American journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background: Several different sets of reference body mass index (BMI) values are available
to define overweight in children. Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the
prevalence of overweight in US children calculated with 3 sets of reference BMI values: the
revised growth charts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC-US growth
charts), international standards proposed by Cole et al, and values developed by Must et al.
Design: Data for children and adolescents came from cross-sectional nationally …
to define overweight in children. Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the
prevalence of overweight in US children calculated with 3 sets of reference BMI values: the
revised growth charts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC-US growth
charts), international standards proposed by Cole et al, and values developed by Must et al.
Design: Data for children and adolescents came from cross-sectional nationally …