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Reference data for obesity: 85th and 95th percentiles of body mass index (wt/ht2) and triceps skinfold thickness.
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Race-specific and population-based 85th and 95th percentiles of BMI and TSF for people aged 6-74 y were generated from anthropometric data gathered in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Survey 1 (NHANES I).About:
This article is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The article was published on 1991-04-01. It has received 1382 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Body mass index & Population.read more
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Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents
Mercedes de Onis,Adelheid W. Onyango,Elaine Borghi,Amani Siyam,Chizuru Nishida,Jonathan Siekmann +5 more
TL;DR: The new curves are closely aligned with the WHO Child Growth Standards at 5 years, and the recommended adult cut-offs for overweight and obesity at 19 years.
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Obesity in children and young people: a crisis in public health.
TL;DR: The present report has been written to focus attention on the issue and to urge policy-makers to consider taking action before it is too late.
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The Obesity Epidemic in the United States—Gender, Age, Socioeconomic, Racial/Ethnic, and Geographic Characteristics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis
Youfa Wang,May A. Beydoun +1 more
TL;DR: Obesity has increased at an alarming rate in the United States over the past three decades and the associations of obesity with gender, age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status are complex and dynamic.
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Worldwide trends in childhood overweight and obesity
Youfa Wang,Tim Lobstein +1 more
TL;DR: There is a growing global childhood obesity epidemic, with a large variation in secular trends across countries, and effective programs and policies are needed at global, regional and national levels to limit the problem among children.
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Body mass index cut offs to define thinness in children and adolescents: international survey
TL;DR: The proposed cut-off points should help to provide internationally comparable prevalence rates of thinness in children and adolescents consistent with the WHO adult definitions.
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Obesity as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease: a 26-year follow-up of participants in the Framingham Heart Study.
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Body weight and longevity: a reassessment.
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Increasing pediatric obesity in the United States.
TL;DR: Blood pressure data from the four surveys suggest that the share of pediatric hypertension associated with obesity has increased and rapid increases in obesity indicate that environmental causes are likely responsible.