title: Anthropometric indices independent of age for nutritional assessment in schoolchildren.
abstract: The merits of three indices based on weight (W) and height (H) were examined in the age group six to 15 years: W/H, W/H2, W/H3. The analysis was based ona survey of 1673 schoolchildren of both sexes from a rural housing block in Delhi. It showed that the index W/H2 was invariant with age in the range six to 15 years and that the other two indices were biased with respect to age. The index W/H2 was found to be of value for the proper assessment of nutritional status in the schoolchildren of a developing country.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D012015:Reference Standards