First Ukrainian Growth References for Height, Weight, and Body Mass Index for Children and Adolescents Aged 7 to 18 Years

Introduction. To date, growth centiles of children and adolescents have not been created in Ukraine. Therefore, the aim of this study was to construct reference growth charts for height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) of Ukrainian school-aged children and to compare them with World Health Organiz...

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Main Authors: Serhiy Nyankovskyy, Katarzyna Dereń, Justyna Wyszyńska, Olena Nyankovska, Edyta Łuszczki, Marek Sobolewski, Artur Mazur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9203039