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5B81.00 Obesity in children or adolescents

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

In infants, children and adolescents, BMI categories for defining obesity vary by age and gender based on WHO growth charts. Children 0 to 5 years have obesity if weight-for-length/height or BMI-for-age is above 3 standard deviations of the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards. Children aged 5 to 19 years have obesity if BMI-for-age is above 2 standard deviations of the median of WHO Growth Reference for School-aged Children and Adolescents.

synonyms

• Obesity in children or adolescents
• morbid obesity in children or adolescents
• BMI-for age -[body mass index-for-age] percentile greater than 95 percent
• Obesity in infants or children up to 5 years of age
• Obesity in school-aged children or adolescents from 5 to 19 years

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