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BMI-for-age is the method recommended for screening overweight and
underweight in children and adolescents from 2 to 20 years of age.
BMI-for-age is a screening tool that may lead to further assessment to
diagnose a specific health condition.
For children, BMI is age and gender specific and nutritional status is
determined based on percentiles. This is different for adults as BMI is
neither age nor gender specific and nutritional status is defined by fixed
cut points for adults.
Periodic, accurate measurements and growth records are important
elements of growth screening. An accurate interpretation of growth depends
on the accuracy of weighing and measuring.
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