BMI, Waist Circumference Reference Values for Chinese School-Aged Children and Adolescents

Background: Childhood obesity has become one of the most serious public health challenges in the 21st century in most developing countries. The percentile curve tool is useful for monitoring and screening obesity at population level, however, in China, no official recommendations on childhood body m...

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Main Authors: Peige Song, Xue Li, Danijela Gasevic, Ana Borges Flores, Zengli Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
BMI
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/6/589