American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 53, 839-846, Copyright © 1991 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Reference data for obesity: 85th and 95th percentiles of body mass index (wt/ht2) and triceps skinfold thickness [published erratum appears in Am J Clin Nutr 1991 Nov;54(5):773]

A Must, GE Dallal and WH Dietz
Epidemiology Program, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111.

Body mass index (BMI) and triceps skinfold thickness (TSF) are commonly used measures of adiposity in clinical and epidemiologic studies. The 85th and 95th percentiles of BMI and TSF are often used operationally to define obesity and superobesity, respectively. Race-specific and population-based 85th and 95th percentiles of BMI and TSF for people aged 6-74 y were generated from anthropometric data gathered in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1 (NHANES I). The complex sample design of the survey is reflected in the reference values presented. Racial differences in these extremes of the distribution do not emerge until adulthood. Researchers may choose population-based, race-specific, or age-specific criteria for obesity on the basis of assumptions underlying their specific research questions.

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				S E Lamb, J M Guralnik, D M Buchner, L M Ferrucci, M C Hochberg, E M Simonsick, and L P Fried Factors that modify the association between knee pain and mobility limitation in older women: the Women's Health and Aging Study Ann Rheum Dis, May 1, 2000; 59(5): 331 - 337. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				R. Figueroa-Colon, R. B Arani, M. I Goran, and R. L Weinsier Paternal body fat is a longitudinal predictor of changes in body fat in premenarcheal girls Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, March 1, 2000; 71(3): 829 - 834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. H. Epstein, R. A. Paluch, C. C. Gordy, and J. Dorn Decreasing Sedentary Behaviors in Treating Pediatric Obesity Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, March 1, 2000; 154(3): 220 - 226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Thame, C. Osmond, R. J. Wilks, F. I. Bennett, N. McFarlane-Anderson, and T. E. Forrester Blood Pressure Is Related to Placental Volume and Birth Weight Hypertension, February 1, 2000; 35(2): 662 - 667. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. B Sardinha, S. B Going, P. J Teixeira, and T. G Lohman Receiver operating characteristic analysis of body mass index, triceps skinfold thickness, and arm girth for obesity screening in children and adolescents Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, December 1, 1999; 70(6): 1090 - 1095. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. E. Schmidt, J. B. Allred, and C. L. Kien Fractional oxidation of chylomicron-derived oleate is greater than that of palmitate in healthy adults fed frequent small meals J. Lipid Res., December 1, 1999; 40(12): 2322 - 2332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				Is Obesity an Outcome of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Administration? Analysis of Growth and Body Composition in 110 Patients with Central Precocious Puberty J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., December 1, 1999; 84(12): 4480 - 4488. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				J. A. Houmard, C. D. Shaw, M. S. Hickey, and C. J. Tanner Effect of short-term exercise training on insulin-stimulated PI 3-kinase activity in human skeletal muscle Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, December 1, 1999; 277(6): E1055 - E1060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. A. Tomeo, A. E. Field, C. S. Berkey, G. A. Colditz, and A. L. Frazier Weight Concerns, Weight Control Behaviors, and Smoking Initiation Pediatrics, October 1, 1999; 104(4): 918 - 924. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				W. H Dietz and M. C Bellizzi Introduction: the use of body mass index to assess obesity in children Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, July 1, 1999; 70 (1): 123S - 125S. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]