Comparison of the anthropometric measurements and health risks in people with normal weight according to the body mass index-for-age charts

Aim Body mass index (BMI) at 5th-84th percentiles according to the BMI-for-age charts from Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) is considered as normal BMI for children and adolescents. However, Guo et al found that BMI at 75th-84th percentiles already had a possibility to be adult over...

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Main Authors: Ignatio R. Haryono, Nawanto A. Prastowo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia 2009-02-01
Series:Medical Journal of Indonesia
Online Access:http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/339