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Complete lecture series on Pediatric is available at docsity for students to download for free. This lecture key points are: Childhood and Adolescent Obesity, Anthropometrics, Adolescents, Etiology of Obesity, Genetic and Heritablility, Molecular, Syndromes, Environmental, Multifactorial Condition, Heritability
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How Do We Define Overweight
in Children and Adolescents?
BMI 95th %ile
BMI between 85th-95th %ile
Expert Committee Recommendations from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 1997
Classification of Overweight and Obesity in Adults Using BMI
Obesity Class BMI Underweight <18. Normal 18.5-24. Overweight 25-29. Obesity I 30-34. II 35-39. III Extreme (^) 40
University of Miami Blocking Machine
BMI is Age Specific in Children
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95 th%ile for age and gender These #s double when including
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