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. 2018 Oct 11;8:15113. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-33482-z

Table 1.

International body mass index cut-off values by age and sex.

3 years 5 years
Boys Girls Boys Girls
Body mass index (kg/m2)
  Thin <14.74 <14.47 <14.21 <13.94
  Normal ≥14.74–<17.89 ≥14.47–<17.56 ≥14.21–<17.42 ≥13.94–<17.15
  Overweight ≥17.89–<19.57 ≥17.56–<19.36 ≥17.42–<19.30 ≥17.15–<19.17
  Obese ≥19.57 ≥19.36 ≥19.3 ≥19.17