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
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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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