Body mass index references for Turkish children

The aim was to construct the body mass index reference curves for Turkish children aged 6 to 18 y and to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Height and weight measurements of healthy schoolchildren (1100 boys 1019 girls) were obtained biannually. Body mass index was calculated from 11 648 height and weight measurements. Centile curves were constructed using the LMS method. The smoothed percentile values and curves for body mass...