Indonesian Children and Adolescents' Body Mass Index: WHO and Asia-Pacific Classification

摘要

The present of this study was to assess the World Health Organization (WHO) and Asia-Pacific Body Mass Index (BMI) classification differences in Indonesia Children's. The research method used is cross-sectional study. A total of 2936 Indonesian children's and adolescents between 7 and 17 years of age (1598 male; 1338 female) in West Java Province participated in this study. 108 volunteers of SP3OR, involved in measuring weight and height at 18 county town at West Java Province. The results showed that there were no differences in BMI between boys and girls. There are differences in BMI when using WHO and Asia-Pacific classification on Indonesia children's and adolescents. When referring to the Asia-Pacific classification of BMI, more than twelve percent's of children's and adolescents categorized overweight and obese. While when using WHO classification, 5,4 percent's of Indonesia children's and adolescents categorized overweight and obese. This results can be one of the reference in Indonesia about BMI categorization uses when making an intervention program.