Review Article
For Researchers on Obesity: Historical Review of Extra Body Weight Definitions
Table 5
Overweight and obese children and adolescents [
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| Category | Children and adolescents (BMI for age percentile range) | Adults (BMI) |
| Underweight | Less than the 5th percentile | Less than 18.5 kg/m2 | Healthy weight | 5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile | 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2 | Overweight | 85th percentile to less than the 95th percentile | 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 | Obese | Equal to or greater than the 95th percentile | 30.0 kg/m2 or greater |
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Growth charts are available at http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/.
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