Tracking and Variability in Childhood Levels of BMI: The Bogalusa Heart Study.

David S FreedmanHannah G LawmanDeborah A GaluskaAlyson B GoodmanGerald S Berenson

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2018)

Despite the high degree of tracking of BMI, annual changes of 3.5 kg/m2 or more are plausible. Knowledge of this variability is important when following a child over time.

Keyphrases

body mass index
healthcare
weight gain
heart failure
mental health
weight loss