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Training Module: Using the BMI-for-Age Growth Charts

Advantages to Using BMI-for-age
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Self-Test Questions:

Question 1 John is 22 months old. BMI-for-age can be used to determine if he is underweight or overweight?
True
 False

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Question 2 The BMI-for-age chart provides a reference for adolescents that previously did not exist.

True
 False

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Question 3 Which statement does NOT accurately describe an advantage of using BMI-for-age to screen for overweight and underweight in children and adolescents.
a. BMI-for-age can be used to track overweight from childhood into adulthood
 b. BMI-for-age correlates well with clinical risk factors for cardiovascular disease
 c. BMI-for-age measures body fat
 d. BMI-for-age provides a reference for adolescents not previously available

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