PMID- 37436243
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20230714
LR  - 20230919
IS  - 1984-0462 (Electronic)
IS  - 0103-0582 (Print)
IS  - 0103-0582 (Linking)
VI  - 42
DP  - 2023
TI  - Different criteria for body mass index classification for excess weight screening 
      in children aged six to ten years.
PG  - e2022132
LID - S0103-05822023000200408 [pii]
LID - 10.1590/1984-0462/2024/42/2022132 [doi]
LID - e2022132
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the agreement between body mass index (BMI) parameters 
      applied to children aged six to ten years in the city of Montes Claros (MG), 
      Brazil with national and international criteria, also calculating their 
      sensitivity and specificity regarding excess weight screening. METHODS: A sample 
      comprising 4151 children aged six to ten years was assessed, with height and body 
      mass determined for BMI calculation. The obtained values were classified 
      according to cutoff points established by the World Health Organization (WHO), 
      International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), Centers for Disease Control and 
      Prevention (CDC), Conde & Monteiro, and a recent local proposal. The agreement 
      index between the mentioned criteria was calculated and thereafter the 
      sensitivity and specificity. RESULTS: The local proposal was proven to be highly 
      consistent in most combinations, especially concerning the excess weight criteria 
      of the World Health Organization (WHO) (k=0.895). Regarding excess weight, the 
      local proposal presented sensitivity and specificity values of 0.8680 and 0.9956, 
      respectively, indicating high BMI discrimination power. CONCLUSIONS: The locally 
      applied BMI parameters for children aged six to ten years represent a valid, 
      highly viable and practical proposal for excess weight screening in this 
      population group, improving professional decision-making in their follow-up.
FAU - Freitas, Alex Sander
AU  - Freitas AS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8817-3779
AD  - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.
FAU - Silveira, Marise Fagundes
AU  - Silveira MF
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8821-3160
AD  - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.
FAU - Haikal, Desiree Sant Ana
AU  - Haikal DSA
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0331-0747
AD  - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.
FAU - Caldeira, Antonio Prates
AU  - Caldeira AP
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9990-9083
AD  - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.
FAU - Rodrigues, Vinicius Dias
AU  - Rodrigues VD
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6959-5992
AD  - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.
FAU - Monteiro-Junior, Renato Sobral
AU  - Monteiro-Junior RS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8472-262X
AD  - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230710
PL  - Brazil
TA  - Rev Paul Pediatr
JT  - Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao 
      Paulo
JID - 9109353
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - Child
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - *Overweight/epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - *Obesity/epidemiology
MH  - Weight Gain
MH  - Body Weight
PMC - PMC10332430
COIS- Conflict of interests The authors declare there is no conflict of interests.
EDAT- 2023/07/12 13:07
MHDA- 2023/07/14 13:08
PMCR- 2023/07/10
CRDT- 2023/07/12 10:24
PHST- 2022/07/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/12/22 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/07/14 13:08 [medline]
PHST- 2023/07/12 13:07 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/07/12 10:24 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/07/10 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S0103-05822023000200408 [pii]
AID - 10.1590/1984-0462/2024/42/2022132 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Rev Paul Pediatr. 2023 Jul 10;42:e2022132. doi: 
      10.1590/1984-0462/2024/42/2022132. eCollection 2023.