Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Table 1 Diagnostic criteria to classify overweight and obesity

From: Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of pediatric obesity: consensus position statement of the Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology and the Italian Society of Pediatrics

Age	0–2 years	2–5 years	5–18 years
Index	Weight-to-lenght ratio	BMI	BMI
Reference	WHO 2006	WHO 2006	WHO 2007
>85th percentile^a	At risk of overweight	At risk of overweight	Overweight
>97th percentile^a	Overweight	Overweight	Obesity
>99th percentile^a	Obesity	Obesity	Severe obesity

^athe 85th, 97th and 99th percentiles approximate z-scores of + 1, + 2 and + 3, respectively

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