Centile Curves and Reference Values for Height, Body Mass, Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference of Peruvian Children and Adolescents
This study aimed to provide height, body mass, BMI and waist circumference (WC) growth centile charts for school-children, aged 4–17 years, from central Peru, and to compare Peruvian data with North-American and Argentinean references. The sample consisted of 8753 children and adolescents (4130 boys...
Main Authors: | Alcibíades Bustamante, Duarte Freitas, Huiqi Pan, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, José Maia |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/3/2905 |
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