. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 31.

Published in final edited form as: Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2012 Dec;23(3):440–456.

Table 1.

Recommended cut-off values and original sources of reference data for adolescents⁴

Indicator	Anthropometric variable	Cut-off values
Stunting or low height-for-age	Height-for-age	<3^rd percentile or <−2 Z-scores
Thinness or low BMI-for-age	BMI-for-age	<5^th percentile
At risk for overweight	BMI-for-age	≥85^th percentile
Obese	BMI-for-age	≥85^th percentile BMI and
	TRSKF-for-age	≥90^th percentile TRSKF and
	SSKF-for-age	≥90^th percentile SSKF

SSKF, subscapular skinfold thickness; TRSKF, triceps skinfold thickness