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So the mean height would have to be around 5'11 for them to just be "overweight" and not "obese". Which seems unlikely for a group of young teens.
by mfoy_ 11y ago
So the mean height would have to be around 5'11 for them to just be "overweight" and not "obese". Which seems unlikely for a group of young teens.
- nols 11y agoThe study was on obese children. The paper says on day 0 they had a mean BMI of 35.6 ± 6.4.
- nommm-nommm 11y agoObesity in children is measured a bit differently. They use BMI-for-age percentiles, not Straight BMI. From the CDC: Overweight is defined as a BMI at or above the 85th percentile and below the 95th percentile for children and teens of the same age and sex. Obesity is defined as a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for children and teens of the same age and sex.