BMI fails to identify poor nutritional status in stunted children with CF

Michael W. Konstan; David J. Pasta; Jeffrey S. Wagener; Donald R. VanDevanter; Wayne J. Morgan

doi:10.1016/j.jcf.2016.11.005

BMI fails to identify poor nutritional status in stunted children with CF

Michael W. Konstan, David J. Pasta, Jeffrey S. Wagener, Donald R. VanDevanter, Wayne J. Morgan

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Background Body mass index (BMI) is currently emphasized for evaluating nutritional status in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Weight for age (WFA) and height for age (HFA) may get less attention. Methods Data from the Epidemiologic Study of Cystic Fibrosis were used to compare patient WFA, HFA, and BMI percentiles for children age 2 to 18 years. Results For children with BMI between the 25th and 50th percentiles, 16.8% had WFA < 10th percentile and 26.6% had HFA < 10th percentile. Conclusions BMI fails to identify a substantial proportion of children with CF who have stunting or potentially poor nutritional status as measured by WFA and/or HFA.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	158-160
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2016.11.005
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

Keywords

Body mass index
Cystic fibrosis
Growth
Height for age
Weight for age

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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