Body mass index percentiles for Turkish children aged 0-84 months

Body mass index percentiles for Turkish children aged 0-84 months

Background: Reference body mass index (BMI) percentiles are needed to follow secular changes in Turkish children aged 0-84 months. Obesity prevalence in this age group is also not well documented.Aim: The aim of this study was to determine BMI percentiles and the prevalences of overweight and obesit...

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Published in:Annals of human biology Vol. 38; no. 6; pp. 676 - 680
Main Authors: Kondolot, Meda, Balc, Elcin, Ozturk, Ahmet, Maz c oglu, Mumtaz M., Hatipoglu, Nihal, Kurtoglu, Selim, Basri Ustunbas, H.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Informa Healthcare 01-11-2011
Taylor & Francis
Subjects:
Body Mass Index
Child
Child, Preschool
early childhood
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
obesity
overweight
Software
Turkey
Turkey - epidemiology
Turkey
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Summary:Background: Reference body mass index (BMI) percentiles are needed to follow secular changes in Turkish children aged 0-84 months. Obesity prevalence in this age group is also not well documented.Aim: The aim of this study was to determine BMI percentiles and the prevalences of overweight and obesity in Turkish children aged 0-84 months. The authors also tried to compare actual BMI status with World Health Organization (WHO) standards.Subjects and methods: This study used data from the Anthropometry of Turkish Children aged 0-6 years (ATCA-06) study. This cross-sectional study, conducted from September 2009 to May 2010 in Kayseri, Turkey, included 2683 children (1359 girls, 1324 boys) aged 0-84 months. Centile curves were constructed using the LMS method.Results: It was found that BMI percentiles of Turkish children were higher than WHO standards in early childhood. The overweight and obesity prevalences were identical in both genders, 10.0% and 4.9%, respectively.Conclusion: This study provides both BMI reference values and prevalence figures for overweight and obesity in children aged 0-84 months, residing in Kayseri city, in Turkey. It is believed that these data can be of use in following secular changes as well as for comparisons with international standards.
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ISSN:0301-4460
1464-5033
DOI:10.3109/03014460.2011.605800