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  • Title: Height and weight reference charts for children aged 2-18 years from Verona, Italy.
    Author: Zoppi G, Bressan F, Luciano A.
    Journal: Eur J Clin Nutr; 1996 Jul; 50(7):462-8. PubMed ID: 8862483.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To compile curves for growth in weight and height for Italian children and adolescents. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: All primary and secondary schools in the area of Verona, Italy, between October 1986 and January 1987. SUBJECTS: 20534 female and 20345 male children aged 2-18 years. METHODS: Weight and height were measured using Salus balances, and age in days was calculated between the date of measurement and that of birth: centiles of weight and height by age were calculated by the LMS method of Cole (1990). RESULTS: The height and weight curves were similar for both boys and girls to those obtained in Switzerland by Prader & Budliger (1977). However pre-pubertal Italian boys and girls are taller and heavier than the standards for France (Sempè & Pedron, 1953-1970) or for the UK by Tanner & Whitehouse (1976).
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