Using Metrics of Kilograms (or Pounds) Overweight or Kilograms (or Pounds) Obese to Help Interpret and Communicate Magnitudes of Excess Body Mass Index

Thomas N Robinson

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.5196

Using Metrics of Kilograms (or Pounds) Overweight or Kilograms (or Pounds) Obese to Help Interpret and Communicate Magnitudes of Excess Body Mass Index

JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Apr 1;175(4):410-412. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.5196.

Author

Thomas N Robinson^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Stanford Solutions Science Lab, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
² Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
³ Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
⁴ Center for Healthy Weight, Stanford University and the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Stanford, California.

Abstract

This study uses weight data from a cohort of children aged 7 to 11 years to assess a new method of communicating about body mass index, overweight, and obesity with patients and their families.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Body Mass Index*
Body Weight*
Child
Comprehension*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Male
Pediatric Obesity / diagnosis*
Pediatric Obesity / psychology*
Pediatric Obesity / therapy
Pediatrics
Professional-Family Relations*
Professional-Patient Relations*
Weight Gain
Weight Loss

Grants and funding

U01 HL103629/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States