Distance and percentage distance from median BMI as alternatives to BMI z score
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007114519002046
Abstract: Abstract BMI z (BMIz) score based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts is widely used, but it is inaccurate above the 97th percentile. We explored the performance of alternative metrics based… read more here.
Keywords: median bmi; distance median; age adjusted; distance ... See more keywords