Pedersen Dorthe Corfitzen, Pearson Seija, Baker Jennifer Lyn
Ugeskr Laeger. 2017 Apr 3;179(14).
To classify children as overweight or obese, their body mass index (BMI) must be compared with a growth reference and be accompanied by a clinical assessment. In Denmark, there is a lack of consensus on which BMI reference to use; a mix of national and international references are used in clinics, hospitals and research institutions. In this article, the implications of using different references are illustrated with Danish data. The comparisons show that the references yield different prevalences of overweight in a non-predictable way, making comparisons and monitoring challenging.
要将儿童归类为超重或肥胖，必须将他们的体重指数（BMI）与生长参考标准进行比较，并伴有临床评估。在丹麦，对于使用哪种BMI参考标准缺乏共识；诊所、医院和研究机构使用的是国家和国际参考标准的混合体。在本文中，使用丹麦的数据说明了使用不同参考标准的影响。比较结果表明，这些参考标准以不可预测的方式产生不同的超重患病率，这使得比较和监测具有挑战性。
