Sentences with phrase «bmi cut point»

Not exact matches

Finally, to examine possible threshold and nonlinear relationships that might cut across current overweight and obese cut points, locally weighted regression techniques were used to generate lines of best fit for the relationships between BMI z scores and PedsQL total, summary, and subscale scores that differed significantly by weight category; P <.05 was considered significant.

Using cut - off points derived from internationally collected data, BMI values can be used to indicate the proportion of children who are underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese.