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Table 1 Age- and sex-adjusted BMI cut-off points for severely obesity in the Dutch population [29]

From: Bariatric surgery in adolescents: a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing laparoscopic gastric banding to combined lifestyle interventions in adolescents with severe obesity (BASIC trial)

 

Boys

Girls

Age [years]

BMI 35

[kg/m2]

BMI 40

[kg/m2]

BMI 35

[kg/m2]

BMI 40

[kg/m2]

14

32.9

38.4

33.3

39.4

15

33.7

39.1

33.9

39.7

16

34.2

39.5

34.3

39.9

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