- Original Article
- The Percentiles of Body Mass Index and Trend of Obesity in Schoolage Children in Seoul
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Min Ji Kim, Jin Seop Kang, Jae Wook Go, Young Jin Hong, Don Hee Ahn, Do Myung Paek, Yun Joo Kang, Sung Jae Suh
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(6):756-764. Published online June 15, 1999
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Purpose : Many authors have reported that obesity is a serious health problem in schoolage children and adolescents and recently obese children are increasing. Accurate diagnosis is needed to estimate the prevalence rate and trend of obesity. We studied body mass index(BMI) percentile for age and sex as a reliable and valid screening for adiposity.
Methods : We measured... |
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