Allometric multi-scaling of weight-for-height relation in children and adolescents: Revisiting the theoretical basis of body mass index of thinness and obesity assessment
Hitomi Ogata, Sayaka Nose‐Ogura, Narumi Nagai, Momoko Kayaba, Yosuke Isoyama, João Gabriel Segato Kruse, Ivan Seleznov, Miki Kaneko, Taiki Shigematsu, Ken Kiyono
This study examines BMI's validity in children and adolescents, finding that multi-scaling occurs in younger ages but converges to uni-scaling near adulthood, suggesting BMI is less reliable for younger groups.
PLoS ONE · Jul 18, 2024Peer-reviewedBiophysics