Comparing three body mass index classification systems to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents Comparación de tres sistemas de clasificación de los índices de masa corporal para evaluar el sobrepeso y la obesidad en niños y adolescentes

Comparing three body mass index classification systems to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents Comparación de tres sistemas de clasificación de los índices de masa corporal para evaluar el sobrepeso y la obesidad en niños y adolescentes

OBJECTIVE: To compare the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) 2005, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2000, and World Health Organization (WHO) 2007 body mass index (BMI) classification systems in terms of prevalence estimation and association with demographic factors. METHODS: Th...

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Main Authors: Ines Gonzalez-Casanova, Olga L. Sarmiento, Julie A. Gazmararian, Solveig A. Cunningham, Reynaldo Martorell, Michael Pratt, Aryeh D. Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2013-05-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Adolescente
índice de masa corporal
niño
sobrepeso
obesidad
Organización Mundial de la Salud
Colombia
América Latina
Adolescent
body mass index
child
overweight
obesity
World Health Organization
Latin America
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