Anthropometric indices among schoolchildren from a municipality in Southern Brazil: a descriptive analysis using the LMS method

• Main Authors: Valter Cordeiro Barbosa Filho (Author), Adair da Silva Lopes (Author), Ricardo Rosa Fagundes (Author), Wagner de Campos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the percentile values for body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height (WHtR) of children from Colombo, Brazil, and compare them with data of children from other countries.METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study with a random sample of 2,035 children a...