Rolland-Cachera M F, Sempé M, Guilloud-Bataille M, Patois E, Péquignot-Guggenbuhl F, Fautrad V
Am J Clin Nutr. 1982 Jul;36(1):178-84. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/36.1.178.
On the basis of a longitudinal study of growth in French children, we attempted to find a valid index for estimating adiposity, and to specify the optimal conditions for its use. The Quetelet index was found suitable for application to children, but as with all methods, a certain lack of precision proved unavoidable because of the different stages of growth observed at a given age. For use by clinicians, we provide charts, based on the Quetelet index and on age, permitting estimation of adiposity in any child on the basis of longitudinal study measurements. For use by epidemiologists, we give standard values for studying groups of subjects, even when a reference population is not available. Body adiposity may be expressed independently of age and sex.
基于对法国儿童生长情况的纵向研究，我们试图找到一个用于评估肥胖程度的有效指标，并明确其使用的最佳条件。结果发现，奎特利指数适用于儿童，但与所有方法一样，由于在特定年龄观察到的生长阶段不同，不可避免地存在一定程度的不精确性。为方便临床医生使用，我们根据奎特利指数和年龄提供了图表，可根据纵向研究测量结果估算任何儿童的肥胖程度。为方便流行病学家使用，即使没有参考人群，我们也给出了用于研究受试者群体的标准值。身体肥胖程度可以独立于年龄和性别来表示。
