Body Mass Index reference curves for Sri Lanka

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 17 Jul 2009Publisher:Sri Lanka Journals OnlineJournal:Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, volume 30, pages 98-102 (issn: 1391-5452, eissn: 2386-110X,

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Authors: P M G Punchihewa; L P C Saman Kumara;

doi: 10.4038/sljch.v30i4.830

Body Mass Index reference curves for Sri Lanka

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Body Mass Index (BMI) or weight/height1,2 has beenpopular for assessing obesity in adults for many years,but its use in children has developed only recently.B.M.I. is widely accepted, as it provides a convenientmeasure of obesity, which is less affected by differencesin timing of puberty than weight for height charts. ChildBMI age reference charts have been published in severalcountries and the aim of this paper is to formulate a setof curves for Sri Lankan children.Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2001; 30: 98-102(Key words: Body mass index, reference curves, Sri Lanka) doi: 10.4038/sljch.v30i4.830

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