Body mass index percentiles for Turkish children aged 0-84 months

KONDOLOT M., BALCI E., ÖZTÜRK A., MAZICIOĞLU M. M., HATİPOĞLU N., Kurtoglu S., ...More

ANNALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY, vol.38, no.6, pp.676-680, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/03014460.2011.605800
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.676-680
  • Keywords: Body Mass Index, early childhood, overweight, obesity, Turkey, REFERENCE VALUES, CHILDHOOD, OVERWEIGHT, OBESITY, WEIGHT, HEIGHT, CURVES, GROWTH, INDICATOR
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Reference body mass index (BMI) percentiles are needed to follow secular changes in Turkish children aged 0-84 months. Obesity prevalence in this age group is also not well documented.