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The methodology for developing the 2007 Korean growth charts and blood pressure nomogram in Korean children and adolescents
Soon Young Lee, Youn Nam Kim, Yeon Ji Kang, Myoung-Jin Jang, Jinheum Kim, Jin Soo Moon, Chong Guk Lee, Kyungwon Oh, Young Taek Kim, Chung Mo Nam
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(1):26-32.   Published online January 15, 2008
Purpose : This study was to provide the methods of developing the growth charts and the blood pressure nomogram among Korean children and adolescents. Methods : The growth charts were developed based on the data from the national growth surveys for children and adolescents in 1998 and 2005. The percentile charts were developed through two stages. At the first stage, the...
2007 Korean National Growth Charts: review of developmental process and an outlook
Jin Soo Moon, Soon Young Lee, Chung Mo Nam, Joong-Myung Choi, Bong-Keun Choe, Jeong-Wan Seo, Kyungwon Oh, Myoung-Jin Jang, Seung-Sik Hwang, Myung Hwan Yoo, Young Taek Kim, Chong Guk Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(1):1-25.   Published online January 15, 2008
Purpose : Since 1967, The Korean Pediatric Society and Korean Government have developed Korean Growth Standards every 10 years. Last version was published in 1998. During past 40 years, Korean Growth Standards were mainly descriptive charts without any systematic nor statistical standardization. With the global epidemic of obesity, many authorities such as World Health Organization (WHO) and United States' Centers...
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