Comparing three body mass index classification systems to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14966574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ines Gonzalez-Casanova (0000-0001-5747-8636, Emory University, corresponding author), Olga L Sarmiento (0000-0002-9190-3568, Universidad de los Andes), Julie A Gazmararian (0000-0001-6630-7273, Emory University), Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham (0000-0002-2354-1526, Emory University), Reynaldo Martorell (0000-0001-8862-7243, Emory University), M Pratt (0000-0002-8939-7715, Emory University), Aryeh D Stein (0000-0003-1138-6458, Emory University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 349-355 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1020-49892013000500006 |
| PMID | 23764666 |
| OpenAlex | W2095724647 |
| SciELO | S1020-49892013000500006 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 4 |
There is a lack of consistency among the three main international systems in assessing overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Appreciably different estimates of prevalence and associations with age and sex are obtained depending on which system is used. Future studies should assess how well each system reflects valid measures of body composition
Body mass index · Confidence interval · Environmental health · National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey · Obesity · Odds ratio · Overweight · Population · Birth, Development, and Health · Demography · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Citations per year | 0.91 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |