Naslov
Comparison of body mass index percetiles for schoolschildren in Croatia with international reference values

Autori
Jureša, Vesna ; Musil, Vera ; Kujundžić Tiljak, Mirjana, Majer, Marjeta.

Izvornik
Paediatria Croatica (1330-1403) 62 (2018), 1; 1-8

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
body mass index ; percentiles ; reference values ; children ; adolescents

Sažetak
The aim was to determine body mass index (BMI) percentiles in Croatian children aged 6.5-18.5 years and to compare them with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USCDC 2000) and World Health Organisation (WHO 2007) BMI reference values in order to show the pattern of diff erences. A representative cross-sectional national survey with standardized body height and weight measurements included 12, 389 schoolchildren (6372 boys and 6017 girls) aged 6.5-18.5 years (response rate 94.5%). BMI percentile curves were established using the Lambda-Mu-Sigma method. BMI percentiles of the Croatian schoolchildren differed from analogical percentiles in two international reference populations. The 5th percentile in boys and girls was similar to both reference populations until the age of about 13 years, and in the age onwards it showed an upward shift. The 50th, 85th and 95th percentiles in boys showed an upward shift in boys in all ages observed ; in girls, an upward shift was observed until the age of about 14 years and downward shift in the age onwards. The diff erences observed between BMI percentiles of Croatian schoolchildren and USCDC 2000 and WHO 2007 references imply that BMI percentiles developed on a nationally representative sample would be more appropriate for assessment of nutritional status at the national level, whereas international standards could be used for comparison of nutritional status among different populations.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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