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BMI percentile shows how a child or teen's BMI compares with others of the same age and sex, and is used instead of adult BMI cutoffs for ages 2 to 19.
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Children's body fat changes as they grow and differs between boys and girls, so the same BMI number can mean different things at age 8 and…
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Teen eligibility for weight-management medicines is based on BMI percentile, not the adult BMI cutoffs.
BMI percentile shows how a child or teen's BMI compares with others of the same age and sex, and is used instead of adult BMI cutoffs for ages 2 to 19.
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