Utility of nutritional indices derived from body weight and height--a comparative study
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1Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical College, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Abstract:
The commonly used mathematical formulas expressing relationship of weight to height--the weight height ratio, quetlet index and the ponderal index, were compared on the data from 622 school children. The quetlet index was observed to be the index of choice for community studies for evaluating the nutritional status of children.
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