BMI-for-age in South Asian children of 0–20 years in the Netherlands: secular changes and misclassification by WHO growth references
Background: South Asians are prone to cardiometabolic disease at lower BMI levels than most other ethnic groups, starting in childhood. The magnitude of BMI misclassifications is unknown. Aim: To compare the BMI distribution of contemporary South Asian 0–20 year olds in the Netherlands with: (1) The...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Annals of Human Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2018.1445288 |