NEW REFERENCE PARAMETERS FOR BODY MASS INDEX IN CHILDREN AGED SIX TO TEN YEARS

• Egile Nagusiak: Alex Sander Freitas (Egilea), Marise Fagundes Silveira (Egilea), José Jorge Francisco de Santana (Egilea), Marcos Flávio Silveira Vasconcelos D'Ângelo (Egilea), Desirée Sant'Ana Haikal (Egilea), Renato Sobral Monteiro-Junior (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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ABSTRACT Objective: To determine new body mass index (BMI) reference values to classify the nutritional status of children aged six to ten years old from the city of Montes Claros (state of Minas Gerais), Southeast Brazil. Methods: The sample consisted of 3,863 individuals from both genders. Body ma...