Performance of international growth references to assess nutritional status in a sample of adolescents from Northeastern Brazil

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Analysis demonstrates obesity diagnosis accuracy using growth references in adolescents, highlighting variability in sensitivity rates.

The MULT growth reference showed the highest sensitivity (0.98), critical for obesity diagnosis accuracy in adolescents.
Adolescents classified by WHO and CDC had a notable obesity prevalence of 4.3%, indicating significant health concerns.
Assessment used Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to measure body fat mass, a reliable method for obesity classification.
Concordance among growth references was verified using the Bland-Altman method, aiding in accurate nutritional assessments.

Oliveira et al. (2025) studied this question.

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