Obesity in Children & Adolescents

Question 1

BMI of those at risk for being overweight

Answer 1

Bet 85th and 95th percentile for age and gender

Question 2

BMI for those considered overweight

Answer 2

BMI at or above 95th percentile

Question 3

For those below 2yo, you dont use BMI to assess overweight. Instead you use:

Answer 3

Weight for length

Question 4

Laboratory investigations for overweight and obesity are directed at identifying co-morbidities. They are:

Answer 4

Thyroid function
Lipid profile
Complete chemistries
Hepatic profile
Fasting glucose
Insulin
OGTT