Comparison of BMI-for-age in adolescent girls in 3 countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
(East. Mediterr. health j).
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ABSTRACT
International comparisons of adolescent overweight and obesity are hampered by the lack of a single agreed measurement reference. We compared 3 BMI- for- age references on samples of adolescent girls from Egypt, Kuwait and Lebanon. Overweight and obesity was highest in Kuwait and lowest in Lebanon. Performance of the 3 standards differed only slightly although one was particularly applicable in country- to- country comparisons
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04-international_org
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Asunto principal:
Estándares de Referencia
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Índice de Masa Corporal
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Idioma:
En
Revista:
East. Mediterr. health j
Año:
2007