Background The international ( I nternational O besity T ask F orce; IOTF ) body mass index
( BMI ) cut‐offs are widely used to assess the prevalence of child overweight, obesity and …

The aim of the Task Force was to derive continuous prediction equations and their lower limits
of normal for spirometric indices, which are applicable globally. Over 160,000 data points …

Objective: To develop an internationally acceptable definition of child overweight and obesity,
specifying the measurement, the reference population, and the age and sex specific cut off …

Objective To determine cut offs to define thinness in children and adolescents, based on
body mass index at age 18 years. Design International survey of six large nationally …

It is now common practice to express child growth status in the form of SD scores. The LMS
method provides a way of obtaining normalized growth centile standards which simplifies this …

To update the British growth reference, anthropometric data for weight, height, body mass
index (weight/height) and head circumference from 17 distinct surveys representative of …

This report provides Body Mass Index (weight/height2) values for the French population from
birth to the age of 87 years. BMI curves increase during the first year, decrease until the age …

This paper reviews child and adolescent adiposity measures and associated long-term health
risks. The first section argues that anthropometric measures are practical for large scale …

Objectives: To determine whether perinatal nutrition influences cognitive function at 7 1/2 - 8
years in children born preterm. Design: Randomised, blinded nutritional intervention trial. …

Rationale: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) reference
is currently recommended for interpreting spirometry results, but it is limited by the lack of …