Reference growth curves for cypriot children 6 to 17 years of age.
Reference growth curves for cypriot children 6 to 17 years of age.
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6 至 17 岁塞浦路斯儿童的参考生长曲线。
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发表时间：
2001
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通讯作者：
Anthony Kafatos
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作者：
S. Savva;Y. Kourides;M. Tornaritis;M. Epiphaniou;Panagiota Tafouna;Anthony Kafatos
客观化
这项研究的目的是给出塞浦路斯儿童体重和身高、腰围和身体质量指数(BMI)的平滑百分位数，并将他们的BMI第85和第95个百分位数与其他国家的儿童进行比较。
研究方法和程序
这项研究是一项横断面研究，包括在1999-2000学年对塞浦路斯2472名6至17岁的健康儿童(49.1%为男孩)进行评估的代表性样本。体重、身高和腰围是用标准程序测量的。体重指数是以体重为单位计算的，单位为公斤/身高，单位为平方米。使用多项式回归模型计算这些变量的平滑的、性别特定的百分位数。粗体体重、身高、腰围和BMI百分位数显示在特定性别的表格中，平滑的百分位数曲线显示在图表中。BMI的第85个和第95个百分位数与其他国家的测量结果进行了比较，因为人们担心BMI的上限与肥胖的评估有关。
结果
塞浦路斯男孩的第85和第95 BMI百分位数在所有年龄段都高于瑞典和伊朗男孩以及6至15岁的女孩，而15岁以后，瑞典和伊朗女孩的百分位数都与塞浦路斯同龄人持平。
讨论
塞浦路斯儿童和青少年的体重、身高、腰围和BMI值和图表是第一次公布。值得关注的是，对于大多数塞浦路斯样本而言，体重指数上限高于发展中国家和发达国家的同行。
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the study was to present smoothed percentiles for body weight and height, waist circumference, and body mass index (BMI) in Cypriot children and to compare their BMI 85th and 95th percentiles with those of children in other countries.
RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES
The study was a cross-sectional study, including a representative sample of 2472 healthy children (49.1% boys) in Cyprus ages 6 to 17 years, who were evaluated during the 1999-2000 school year. Body weight and height and waist circumference were measured using standard procedures. BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms per height in square meters. Smoothed, sex-specific percentiles for these variables were calculated using polynomial regression models. Crude weight, height, waist, and BMI percentile values are presented in sex-specific tables and smoothed percentile curves are presented in charts. The 85th and 95th percentiles for BMI were compared with measurements from other countries, because of the concern of the upper limits of BMI in respect to the evaluation of obesity.
RESULTS
The 85th and 95th BMI percentile values are higher in Cypriot boys than in Swedish and Iranian boys through all ages and in girls ages 6 to 15 years, whereas after the age of 15 years, both Swedish and Iranian girls' percentiles are equalized with their Cypriot peers.
DISCUSSION
Weight, height, waist circumference, and BMI values and charts are presented for the first time for Cypriot children and adolescents. Much concern should be addressed to the observation that for the majority of the Cypriot sample, the upper BMI limits are higher than the peers of developing and developed countries.
影响因子：
16.2
作者：
Okosun, IS;Cooper, RS;Forrester, T
通讯作者：
Forrester, T
影响因子：
5.1
作者：
Pietrobelli, A;Faith, MS;Heymsfield, SB
通讯作者：
Heymsfield, SB