Implications of the use of the new WHO growth charts on the interpretation of malnutrition and obesity in infants and young children in Oman

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Abstract
We examined the difference in the prevalence estimates of the outcome indicators for the new World Health Organization [WHO] child growth standard reference [WHO 2006] and the National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS]/WHO reference using the National Protein-Energy Malnutrition Survey dataset. Based on the NCHS/WHO reference, overall prevalence estimates of underweight, wasting, stunting and overweight were 17.8%, 7.4%, 10.9% and 1.3% compared to 11.3%, 7.6%, 13.0% and 1.9% respectively calculated according to the WHO 2006 reference: stunting and overweight showed statistically significantly higher estimates, whereas underweight was statistically significantly lower. The differences were not consistent across age groupsCitation
Alasfoor, D. & Mohammed, A.J. (2009). Implications of the use of the new WHO growth charts on the interpretation of malnutrition and obesity in infants and young children in Oman. EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 15 (4), 890-898, 2009 https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/117711