TY - JOUR
T1 - Guidelines for overweight in adolescent preventive services
T2 - Recommendations from an expert committee
AU - Himes, John H.
AU - Dietz, William H.
AU - Bray, George
AU - Guo, Shumei
AU - Roche, Alex F.
AU - Story, Mary
AU - Johnson, Clifford
AU - Kuczmarski, Robert
AU - Webber, Larry
AU - Eloy, Susana
AU - Holt, Katrina
AU - Mangu, Pamela
AU - Elster, Arthur
AU - Prendergast, E. Ann
PY - 1994/2
Y1 - 1994/2
N2 - An expert committee was convened to determine specific criteria for overweight to be integrated into routine preventive screening of adolescents. Body mass index (BMI) should be used routinely to screen for overweight adolescents. Youths with BMIs ≥ 95th percentile for age and sex, or > 30 (in kg/m2) should be considered overweight and referred for in-depth medical follow-up to determine underlying diagnoses. Adolescents with BMIs ≥ 85th percentile but < 95th percentile or > 30, should be considered at risk of overweight, and should be referred to a second-level screen. The second- level screen includes family history, blood pressure, total cholesterol, large prior increment in BMI, and concern about weight. If youths are positive for any of the items on the second-level screen they should be referred for further medical assessment.
AB - An expert committee was convened to determine specific criteria for overweight to be integrated into routine preventive screening of adolescents. Body mass index (BMI) should be used routinely to screen for overweight adolescents. Youths with BMIs ≥ 95th percentile for age and sex, or > 30 (in kg/m2) should be considered overweight and referred for in-depth medical follow-up to determine underlying diagnoses. Adolescents with BMIs ≥ 85th percentile but < 95th percentile or > 30, should be considered at risk of overweight, and should be referred to a second-level screen. The second- level screen includes family history, blood pressure, total cholesterol, large prior increment in BMI, and concern about weight. If youths are positive for any of the items on the second-level screen they should be referred for further medical assessment.
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U2 - 10.1093/ajcn/59.2.307
DO - 10.1093/ajcn/59.2.307
M3 - Review article
C2 - 8310979
AN - SCOPUS:0028144688
SN - 0002-9165
VL - 59
SP - 307
EP - 316
JO - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
JF - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
IS - 2
ER -