Severe obesity is a limitation for the use of body mass index standard deviation scores in children and adolescents

Aim We analysed the distribution of the body mass index standard deviation scores ( BMI ‐ SDS ) in children and adolescents seeking treatment for severe obesity, according to the International Obesity Task Force ( IOTF ), World Health Organization ( WHO ) and the national Norwegian Bergen Growth Study ( BGS ) BMI reference charts and the percentage above the International Obesity Task Force 25 cut‐off ( IOTF ‐25). Methods This was a...