Development of Body Mass Index Growth Standard Chart for Chinese Preschool Children

Development of Body Mass Index Growth Standard Chart for Chinese Preschool Children

Background: We aimed to establish a reference standard of Body Mass Index (BMI) for the growth of preschool children in China. Methods: We monitored and obtained the height and weight of 50702 children aged 3-6 yr in 31 provinces in mainland China in 2014. The reference standard and percentile cu...

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Main Authors: Chunjing TU, Chongmin JIANG, Sanhua ZHANG, Yan-Feng ZHANG, Rui CAI, Dongming WU, Huan WANG, Xiaoming HAN, Botong XU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Preschool children
Lambda-median-sigma method
Body mass index
Growth chart
Growth standards
China
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/18248

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