The situation is more complex in children, where the BMI threshold of obesity varies with age and sex. The charts below show how the BMI obesity threshold changes with age for boys and girls.

Use this calculator to determine whether a child is at a healthy weight for his/her height, age and sex. The BMI-percentile-for-age calculator automatically adjusts for differences in height, age and ...

BMI charts are calculated for adults only (separate charts are available for children’s weight and heights). Inaccuracies can also occur if you're an athlete or very muscular as this can give ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study. Published in Obesity and Endocrinology, ...

It is a way of measuring how much body fat a person has i.e. whether a person is under- or over-weight. In children and adolescents, BMI changes with age and is different in males and females. Like ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study. Body mass index (BMI) was almost ...

The role of both maternal and paternal BMI on how the child’s brain responds to food cues has never been investigated The current study examined the relationship between paternal and maternal ...