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Nutritional status and height, weight and BMI centiles of school-aged children and adolescents of 6–18-years from Kinshasa (DRC)

201715 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

Abstract

Children from Kinshasa fall below WHO centile references. This study established up-to-date centile curves for height, weight and BMI by age in children and adolescents. These reference curves describe the current status of these anthropometric markers and can be used as a basis for comparison in future studies.

Research topics

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Sustainable Development Goals

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DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2017.1333149

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