International BMI-for-age references underestimate thinness and overestimate overweight and obesity in Bolivian adolescents

International BMI-for-age references underestimate thinness and overestimate overweight and obesity in Bolivian adolescents

Since no growth standards for adolescents exist and a single reference applicable everywhere is still in debate, it is recognized that the best reference should be derived from the growth pattern of the healthy population that will use it. In 2007 a study developed references for body mass index for...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nutrición hospitalaria : organo oficial de la Sociedad Española de Nutrición Parenteral y Enteral 2010-05, Vol.25 (3), p.428-436
Hauptverfasser: Baya Botti, A, Pérez-Cueto, F J A, Vasquez Monllor, P A, Kolsteren, P W
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Age Factors
Body Mass Index
Bolivia
Child
Female
Humans
Internationality
Male
Nutritional Status
Obesity - diagnosis
Overweight - diagnosis
Reference Values
Thinness - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:Since no growth standards for adolescents exist and a single reference applicable everywhere is still in debate, it is recognized that the best reference should be derived from the growth pattern of the healthy population that will use it. In 2007 a study developed references for body mass index for 12th to 18th y Bolivian school adolescent (BAP. To compare nutritional status outcomes applying BMI references from the BAP, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC 2000, the International Task Force (IOTF), and the 2007 WHO, to determine appropriateness of use in Bolivian adolescents. References were applied in 3306 adolescents, 45.0% male, 55% female, 12th to 18th y selected from a nationally representative sample. Main findings reveal that the CDC and the 2007 WHO underestimate underweight (p
ISSN:1699-5198