Table 4 The frequency distribution of BMI for age in the children with celiac disease according to the criteria of CDC and WHO
CDC’s criteria (percentile) N (%) | WHO’s criteria (z-score) N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
– |  |  | Severe thinness | < − 3 | 21 (5.8) |
Underweight | <  5 | 93 (25.8) | Thinness | −3 - −2 | 50 (13.9) |
Normal | 5 _ 85 | 252 (69.8) | Normal | -2 - 1 | 273 (75.6) |
Overweight | 85 _ 95 | 10 (2.8) | Overweight | 1–2 | 14 (3.9) |
Obese | ≥ 95 | 6 (1.7) | Obese | ≥ 2 | 3 (0.8) |