Optimisation of children z-score calculation based on new statistical techniques KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Expressing anthropometric parameters (height, weight, BMI) as z-score is a key principle in the clinical assessment of children and adolescents. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth charts and the CDC-LMS method for z-score calculation are widely used to assess growth and nutritional status, though they can be imprecise in some percentiles. OBJECTIVE: To improve the accuracy of z-score calculation by revising ...