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Background
Prevalence rates of child overweight and obesity for a group of children vary depending on the BMI reference and cut‐off used. Previously we developed an algorithm to convert prevalence rates based on one reference to those based on another.
Objective
To improve the algorithm by combining information on overweight and obesity prevalence.
Methods
The original algorithm assumed that...
Background
The International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) and World Health Organization (WHO) body mass index (BMI) cut‐offs are widely used to assess child overweight, obesity and thinness prevalence, but the two references applied to the same children lead to different prevalence rates.
Objectives
To develop an algorithm to harmonize prevalence rates based on the IOTF and WHO cut‐offs, to make them...
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