title: Utility of nutritional indices derived from body weight and height--a comparative study.
abstract: The commonly used mathematical formulas expressing relationship of weight to height--the weight height ratio, quetlet index and the ponderal index, were compared on the data from 622 school children. The quetlet index was observed to be the index of choice for community studies for evaluating the nutritional status of children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical College, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kapil
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012885:Skinfold Thickness