The arithmetic dilemma when defining thinness, overweight and obesity in stunted populations
Background: Critical cut-off values of BMI-for-age z-scores (BAZ) are used to define “thinness”, “overweight” and “obesity”, but the validity of these cut-off values needs to be questioned in populations that are shorter or taller than the reference. We hypothesized that the prevalence of thinness,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitätsverlag Potsdam
2022-08-01
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| Series: | Human Biology and Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://www.human-biology-and-public-health.org/index.php/hbph/article/view/21 |