Applying the WHO instead of CDC growth charts may double obesity rates

• 作 者: Abeer Yasin Guido Filler
• 机 构: DepartmentofPaediatrics
• 出 处: 儿科学期刊(英文)
• 发表日期: 2013年2期
• 关键词: WHO NHANES Height Z-SCORE Weight Z-SCORE BMI Z-SCORE Bland & Altman AGREEMEN

Aims: This study compares the WHO (2007) and the National Health Examination Survey (NHANES III) reference intervals and investigates the differences when applied on a Canadian cohort of older children and adolescents. Methods: We calculated height, weigh