MULT: An allometric body mass index (ABMI) reference to assess nutritional status of multiethnic children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop an allometric body mass index (ABMI) reference that adjusts the weight in relation to height, taking into account the changes during development (MULT ABMI reference), and to compare it with international BMI references.

Methods

The MULT ABMI reference was constructed through the LMS method, calculated with 65 644 ABMI observations of 17 447 subjects aged 5-22 years, from the United Kingdom, Ethiopia, India, Peru, Vietnam, Portugal, and Brazil. The M, S, and L curves of the MULT ABMI reference were compared with the curves of the MULT, World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), and Dutch Growth Study (DUTCH).

Results

The greater differences in the M curve between MUL

SUBMITTER: de Oliveira MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11392350 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature