TY - JOUR
T1 - Establishing cross-sectional curves for height, weight, body mass index and waist circumference for 4- to 18-year-old Greek children, using the Lambda Mu and Sigma (LMS) statistical method
AU - Tambalis, K. D.
AU - Panagiotakos, D. B.
AU - Arnaoutis, G.
AU - Psarra, G.
AU - Maraki, M.
AU - Mourtakos, S.
AU - Grigorakis, D.
AU - Sidossis, Labros S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Lithografia Antoniadis I - Psarras Th G.P. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Background: We sought to establish cross-sectional curves for body weight, height, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference for 4- to 18-year-old Greek boys and girls, using the empirical distribution and the Lambda Mu and Sigma (LMS) statistical method. Methods: From March 2014 to May 2014, a total of 473,837 boys and girls aged 4 to 18 years who attended school in Greece were enrolled. The studied sample was representative, in terms of age-sex distribution and geographical region. Anthropometric indices measurements (i.e., height, weight and waist circumference) were performed and BMI was calculated and used to calculate normative values, using the percentiles of the empirical distributions and the LMS method. Results: Updated growth references for 4- to 18-year-old Greek children tabulated as critical percentiles and LMS values from 3 to 97 (P3, P10, P25, P50, P75, P90, P97) and smoothed curves are presented. Positive secular trends of height, weight and waist circumference were observed in children and adolescents 4 to 18 years old (all p values <0.001). At all ages, boys had higher anthropometric measurements than girls (all p values <0.01). Compared to 1998 data, mean height and weight were greater in 2014 for boys and girls at all ages. Conclusion: Current national percentile curves for anthropometric indices could provide a more accurate estimation to assess physical growth in Greek children and adolescents.
AB - Background: We sought to establish cross-sectional curves for body weight, height, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference for 4- to 18-year-old Greek boys and girls, using the empirical distribution and the Lambda Mu and Sigma (LMS) statistical method. Methods: From March 2014 to May 2014, a total of 473,837 boys and girls aged 4 to 18 years who attended school in Greece were enrolled. The studied sample was representative, in terms of age-sex distribution and geographical region. Anthropometric indices measurements (i.e., height, weight and waist circumference) were performed and BMI was calculated and used to calculate normative values, using the percentiles of the empirical distributions and the LMS method. Results: Updated growth references for 4- to 18-year-old Greek children tabulated as critical percentiles and LMS values from 3 to 97 (P3, P10, P25, P50, P75, P90, P97) and smoothed curves are presented. Positive secular trends of height, weight and waist circumference were observed in children and adolescents 4 to 18 years old (all p values <0.001). At all ages, boys had higher anthropometric measurements than girls (all p values <0.01). Compared to 1998 data, mean height and weight were greater in 2014 for boys and girls at all ages. Conclusion: Current national percentile curves for anthropometric indices could provide a more accurate estimation to assess physical growth in Greek children and adolescents.
KW - BMI
KW - Body mass index
KW - Children
KW - Cutoff point
KW - Greece
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84957941498
SN - 1108-4189
VL - 19
SP - 239
EP - 248
JO - Hippokratia
JF - Hippokratia
IS - 3
ER -