Open AccessUsing BMI to Determine Cardiovascular Risk in Childhood: How Do the BMI Cutoffs Fare?
Author(s) -
Asheley Cockrell Skinner,
Michelle L. Mayer,
Kori B. Flower,
Eliana M. Perrin,
Morris Weinberger
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 345
eISSN - 1098-4275
pISSN - 0031-4005
DOI - 10.1542/peds.2009-0179
Subject(s) - medicine , percentile , overweight , dyslipidemia , national health and nutrition examination survey , childhood obesity , obesity , population , demography , body mass index , pediatrics , environmental health , statistics , mathematics , sociology
Although adverse health outcomes are increased among children with BMI above the 85th (overweight) and 95th (obese) percentiles, previous studies have not clearly defined the BMI percentile at which adverse health outcomes begin to increase. We examined whether the existing BMI percentile cutoffs are optimal for defining increased risk for dyslipidemia, dysglycemia, and hypertension.