Growth references for Brazilian children and adolescents: Healthy growth in Cariri study

Abstract

Children from Cariri show a growth pattern in height, body mass and BMI that closely resembles the patterns observed in developed countries, but the absolute values in height and body mass are markedly lower than CDC references and growth references for other regions in Brazil.

Height, weight, body composition, and waist circumference references for 7- to 17-year-old children from rural Portugal

“…The purpose of this study is not to present normal percentile charts, as this may make some obese individuals appear normal, but to provide reference data for comparisons which can be used for other children in similar regions of Portugal. However, the reference centile curves provided in the present paper for height and weight do suggest, at most ages, that Vouzela boys are taller and heavier than Vouzela girls, an expected pattern observed in similar studies (de Onis et al, 2007;Kuczmarski et al, 2000;Roelants et al, 2009;Silva et al, 2012).…”

Agreement and Diagnostic Performance of FITNESSGRAM®, International Obesity Task Force, and Hungarian National BMI Standards

“…Although this issue has been resolved to some degree in the United States, several countries have their own national growth standards (e.g., see Neyzi et al, 2006;Roelants, Hauspie, & Hoppenbrouwers, 2009;Silva, Maia, Claessens, Beunen, & Pan, 2012;Tinggaard et al, 2013;Zong & Li, 2013). To further complicate matters, frequently used international standards also exist, such as those from the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF; Cole & Lobstein, 2012).…”

Parámetros de crecimiento y adiposidad corporal de adolescentes chilenos a través de la referencia CDC-2000 y CDC-2012: estudio ACECH

“…En este sentido, nuestros hallazgos son consistentes, puesto que no sólo, es decidir, si, se utiliza o no, una nueva referencia internacional, sino más bien proponer una curva de crecimiento actualizada para niños y adolescentes chilenos, con lo que se podría evitar confusiones de cualquier naturaleza y principalmente de índole secular. De hecho, muchos países han desarrollado sus propios estándares de crecimiento, pero requiere de extensos y costosos estudios (25), aunque una de las ventajas potenciales que ofrece este tipo de investigación es medir el real estado de salud de niños y adolescentes.…”