Health-Related Quality of Life across Recent Pediatric Obesity Classification Recommendations

Health-Related Quality of Life across Recent Pediatric Obesity Classification Recommendations

Extreme body mass index (BMI) values (i.e., above the 97th and below the 3rd percentiles) are inaccurately represented on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s growth curves, which may limit the utility of BMI percentile and BMI z-score for capturing changes in clinical outcomes for patie...

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Main Authors: William R. Black, Kelsey B. Borner, Marshall T. Beauchamp, Ann M. Davis, Meredith L. Dreyer Gillette, Brooke Sweeney, Sarah E. Hampl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Children
Subjects:
health-related quality of life
child obesity
obesity category
obesity class
BMI percentage
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/4/303

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