Body mass index in Saudi Arabian children and adolescents: A national reference and comparison with international standards
<b>Background and Objectives:</b> Because there are no reference standards for body mass index (BMI) in Saudi children, we established BMI reference percentiles for normal Saudi Arabian children and adolescents and compared them with international standards. <b> Subjects and Metho...
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| description | <b>Background and Objectives:</b> Because there are no reference standards for body mass index (BMI) in Saudi children, we established BMI reference percentiles for normal Saudi Arabian children and adolescents and compared them with international standards. <b> Subjects and Methods :</b> Data from a stratified multistage probability sample were collected from the 13 health regions in Saudi Arabia, as part of a nationwide health profile survey of Saudi Arabian children and adolescents conducted to establish normal physical growth references. Selected households were visited by a trained team. Weight and length/height were measured and recorded following the WHO recommended procedures using the same equipment, which were subjected to both calibration and intra/interobserver variations. <b> Results:</b> Survey of 11 874 eligible households yielded 35 275 full-term and healthy children and adolescents who were subjected to anthropometric measurements. Four BMI curves were produced, from birth to 36 months and 2 to 19 years for girls and boys. The 3<sup> rd</sup> , 5<sup> th</sup> , 10<sup> th</sup> , 25<sup> th</sup> , 50<sup> th</sup> , 75<sup> th</sup> , 85<sup> th</sup> , 90<sup> th</sup> , 95<sup> th</sup> , and 97<sup> th</sup> percentiles were produced and compared with the WHO and CDC BMI charts. In the higher percentiles, the Saudi children differed from Western counterparts, indicating that Saudi children have equal or higher BMIs. <b>Conclusion: </b> The BMI curves reflect statistically representative BMI values for Saudi Arabian children and adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-815512143bfd415daa98a68f4545e0e82022-12-21T18:30:28ZengKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CentreAnnals of Saudi Medicine0256-49472009-01-01295342347Body mass index in Saudi Arabian children and adolescents: A national reference and comparison with international standardsAl Herbish AbdullahEl Mouzan MohammedAl Salloum AbdullahAl Qureshi MansourAl Omar AhmedFoster PeterKecojevic Tatjana<b>Background and Objectives:</b> Because there are no reference standards for body mass index (BMI) in Saudi children, we established BMI reference percentiles for normal Saudi Arabian children and adolescents and compared them with international standards. <b> Subjects and Methods :</b> Data from a stratified multistage probability sample were collected from the 13 health regions in Saudi Arabia, as part of a nationwide health profile survey of Saudi Arabian children and adolescents conducted to establish normal physical growth references. Selected households were visited by a trained team. Weight and length/height were measured and recorded following the WHO recommended procedures using the same equipment, which were subjected to both calibration and intra/interobserver variations. <b> Results:</b> Survey of 11 874 eligible households yielded 35 275 full-term and healthy children and adolescents who were subjected to anthropometric measurements. Four BMI curves were produced, from birth to 36 months and 2 to 19 years for girls and boys. The 3<sup> rd</sup> , 5<sup> th</sup> , 10<sup> th</sup> , 25<sup> th</sup> , 50<sup> th</sup> , 75<sup> th</sup> , 85<sup> th</sup> , 90<sup> th</sup> , 95<sup> th</sup> , and 97<sup> th</sup> percentiles were produced and compared with the WHO and CDC BMI charts. In the higher percentiles, the Saudi children differed from Western counterparts, indicating that Saudi children have equal or higher BMIs. <b>Conclusion: </b> The BMI curves reflect statistically representative BMI values for Saudi Arabian children and adolescents.http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2009;volume=29;issue=5;spage=342;epage=347;aulast=Al |
| spellingShingle | Al Herbish Abdullah El Mouzan Mohammed Al Salloum Abdullah Al Qureshi Mansour Al Omar Ahmed Foster Peter Kecojevic Tatjana Body mass index in Saudi Arabian children and adolescents: A national reference and comparison with international standards Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| title | Body mass index in Saudi Arabian children and adolescents: A national reference and comparison with international standards |
| title_full | Body mass index in Saudi Arabian children and adolescents: A national reference and comparison with international standards |
| title_fullStr | Body mass index in Saudi Arabian children and adolescents: A national reference and comparison with international standards |
| title_full_unstemmed | Body mass index in Saudi Arabian children and adolescents: A national reference and comparison with international standards |
| title_short | Body mass index in Saudi Arabian children and adolescents: A national reference and comparison with international standards |
| title_sort | body mass index in saudi arabian children and adolescents a national reference and comparison with international standards |
| url | http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2009;volume=29;issue=5;spage=342;epage=347;aulast=Al |
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