Why the study?
At what BMI percentile do adverse health outcomes (dyslipidemia, dysglycemia, and hypertension) begin to increase in children?
Population
8,216 children aged 6 to 17 years, representative of the US population (NHANES 2001-2006)
Comparison
BMI percentile categories vs Lower BMI percentiles
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports differentiated cardiometabolic screening thresholds by BMI percentile in children; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
At what BMI percentile do adverse health outcomes (dyslipidemia, dysglycemia, and hypertension) begin to increase in children?
Cardiovascular risk factors in children increase at different BMI percentiles, suggesting that targeted screening thresholds (e.g., 80th percentile for lipids, 99th for dysglycemia) may be more appropriate than uniform overweight/obesity cutoffs.
Skinner et al. (2009) studied this question.
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