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Table 2 Agreement (kappa coefficient and Standard Error) between the ISPED, WHO and IOTF references for the classification of participants according to the overweight or obesity thresholds

From: Childhood obesity classification systems and cardiometabolic risk factors: a comparison of the Italian, World Health Organization and International Obesity Task Force references

 

Overweight

Obesity

ISPED vs WHO

0.906 (0.007)

0.692 (0.010)

ISPED vs IOTF

0.974 (0.004)

0.873 (0.006)

IOTF vs WHO

0.925 (0.006)

0.731 (0.009)

  1. Standard error in brackets
  2. All kappa coefficients were significant (P < 0.0001)
  3. ISPED Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, WHO World Health Organization, IOTF International Obesity Task Force
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

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