Open AccessEuro-Growth References for Body Mass Index and Weight for Length
Author(s) -
M.A. van ’t Hof,
Ferdinand Haschke
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1536-4801
pISSN - 0277-2116
DOI - 10.1097/00005176-200007001-00005
Subject(s) - percentile , body mass index , demography , medicine , obesity , degree (music) , zoology , statistics , mathematics , endocrinology , biology , physics , acoustics , sociology
Fully longitudinal data from the multicenter Euro-Growth study (21 study sites; n = 2145 children) were used to develop sex-specific percentiles and Z-scores for body mass index (BMI) and weight for length (WfL) during the first 36 months of life.