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Adiposity indices in children

M F Rolland-Cachera, M Sempé, M Guilloud-Bataille

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

|July 1, 1982

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The Quetelet index effectively estimates childhood adiposity. Charts and standard values are provided for clinical and epidemiological use, accounting for growth variations.

Area of Science:

Pediatric endocrinology
Human growth and development
Nutritional science

Background:

Accurate assessment of childhood body adiposity is crucial for monitoring health.
Existing methods may have limitations in precision due to varying growth stages in children.
A validated index is needed for both clinical and epidemiological applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify a valid index for estimating adiposity in children.
To determine optimal conditions for using the selected index.
To provide practical tools for clinicians and epidemiologists.

Main Methods:

Longitudinal growth study of French children.
Evaluation of the Quetelet index for adiposity estimation.

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Development of age-specific charts and standard values.

Main Results:

The Quetelet index is suitable for assessing childhood adiposity.
Charts based on the Quetelet index and age allow for clinical estimation.
Standard values enable group analysis in epidemiology, independent of age and sex.

Conclusions:

The Quetelet index, with provided charts and standard values, offers a practical approach to estimating body adiposity in children.
This method addresses limitations related to growth variability and reference population availability.
Body adiposity can be reliably expressed independently of age and sex using this approach.