Table 1.

Published cut-off points for body mass index for overweight and obesity by sex between 4 and 12 years of age

Age (years)	Body mass index 25			Body mass index 30
	Boys	Girls		Boys	Girls
4	17.6	17.3		19.3	19.1
4.5	17.5	17.2		19.3	19.1
5	17.4	17.1		19.3	19.2
5.5	17.5	17.2		19.5	19.3
6	17.6	17.3		19.8	19.7
6.5	17.7	17.5		20.2	20.1
7	17.9	17.8		20.6	20.5
7.5	18.2	18.0		21.1	21.0
8	18.4	18.3		21.6	21.6
8.5	18.8	18.7		22.2	22.2
9	19.1	19.1		22.8	22.8
9.5	19.5	19.5		23.4	23.5
10	19.8	19.9		24.0	24.1
10.5	20.2	20.3		24.6	24.8
11	20.6	20.7		25.1	25.4
11.5	20.9	21.2		25.6	26.1
12	21.2	21.7		26.0	26.7

Adapted from Cole et al.³