Table 5.

International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) BMI cut-off for obesity by sex between the ages of 12 and 18

Age (yr)	BMI equivalent to an adult BMI 30 kg/m2 according to IOTF
	Boys	Girls
12	26.02	26.67
12.5	26.43	27.24
13	26.84	27.76
13.5	27.25	28.20
14	27.63	28.57
14.5	27.98	28.87
15	28.30	29.11
15.5	28.60	29.29
16	28.88	29.43
16.5	29.14	29.56
17	29.41	29.69
17.5	29.70	29.84
18	30.00	30.00

BMI, body mass index.