Body mass index percentile curves for predominantly breastfed children aged 0-2 years from Ankara, Turkey

Halisdemir N., ÇOLAK C., Camurdan A. D., Ergocen S., Sahin F., ELHAN A. H.

BRATISLAVA MEDICAL JOURNAL-BRATISLAVSKE LEKARSKE LISTY, vol.112, no.9, pp.517-520, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 112 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: BRATISLAVA MEDICAL JOURNAL-BRATISLAVSKE LEKARSKE LISTY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.517-520
  • Keywords: body mass index, children, growth, reference centile curves, LMS method, TURKISH CHILDREN, EXPERT COMMITTEE, LMS METHOD, WEIGHT, OBESITY, OVERWEIGHT, HEIGHT, RECOMMENDATIONS, REFERENCES, CENTILES
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The percentiles of weight, height and body mass index (BMI) change markedly from one country to another and also from one city to another, particularly in childhood. The aim of the present study is to construct BMI percentile curves for predominantly breastfed Turkish children aged 0-2 years from Ankara, Turkey.