- Recommendation ID
- CG189/02
- Question
Measurements for assessing health risks in children and young people: What are the most accurate and suitable measurements and boundary values to assess the health risk associated with overweight, obesity and central adiposity in children and young people of different ethnicities, particularly those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic family backgrounds?
- Any explanatory notes
(if applicable) For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale section on measures of overweight, obesity and central adiposity in children and young people.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review B: accuracy of anthropometric measures in assessing health risks associated with overweight and obesity in children and young people.
Source guidance details
- Comes from guidance
- Obesity: identification, assessment and management
- Number
- CG189
- Date issued
- November 2014
Other details
| Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? | No |
| Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register? | No |
| Last Reviewed | 30/09/2022 |