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- Title
Swedish references for weight, weight‐for‐height and body mass index: The GrowUp 1990 Gothenburg study.
- Authors
Albertsson‐Wikland, Kerstin; Niklasson, Aimon; Gelander, Lars; Holmgren, Anton; Sjöberg, Agneta; Aronson, A. Stefan; Nierop, Andreas F. M.
- Abstract
Aim: To update the Swedish references for weight, weight‐for‐height and body mass index (BMI) considering the secular trend for height but not including that for weight. Methods: Longitudinal measures of height and weight were obtained (0‐18 years) from 1418 (698 girls) healthy children from the GrowUp 1990 Gothenburg cohort born at term to non‐smoking mothers and Nordic parents. A total of 145 individuals with extreme BMI value vs GrowUp 1974 BMI SDS reference were excluded (0‐2 years: ±4SDS, 2 < years: −3SDS, +2.3SDS). References were constructed using the LMS method. Results: The updated weight reference became similar to the GrowUp 1974 Gothenburg reference: BMI increased rapidly up to lower levels in the 1990 cohort during infancy/early childhood, similar in both groups in late childhood/adolescence, despite lower values at +2SDS. Compared with the WHO weight standard, median and −2SDS weight values were higher for the 1990 cohort, whereas +2SDS values were lower, resulting in narrower normal range. Median values were greater and ±2SDS narrower for the 1990 vs the WHO weight‐for‐height reference. International Obesity Task force (IOTF) BMI lines for definitions for over‐ and underweight were added. Conclusion: We present updated references for weight, weight‐for‐height and BMI, providing a healthy goal for weight development when monitoring growth within healthcare settings.
- Subjects
GOTEBORG (Sweden); BODY mass index; EXTREME value theory; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
Acta Paediatrica, 2021, Vol 110, Issue 2, p537
- ISSN
0803-5253
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/apa.15477