Diagnostic performance of body mass index to identify excess body fat in children with cerebral palsy.
Ibrahim DuranJosefa SchulzeKyriakos MartakisChristina StarkEckhard SchoenauPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2018)
Excess body fat in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is less common than previously reported. Body mass index (BMI) had high specificity but low sensitivity in detecting excess body fat in children with CP. BMI evaluation criteria of the German Society for Adiposity could be improved in children with CP.