Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element Concept |
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METEOR identifier: | 269557 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 01/03/2005 |
Definition: | Weight (body mass) relative to height used to assess the extent of weight excess in children and adolescents. |
Context: | Public health and health care: Body Mass Index (BMI) is used as an indicator of underweight, normal or healthy weight and overweight and obesity in adults and overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. In population based surveys, BMI may be used:
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