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Body Mass Index (BMI)-for-age z-score

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Health Risk FactorsChildhood Biomedical Risk FactorsHealthSurveyChild_SVYBMIZ

Variable Definition

Body Mass Index (BMI)-for-age z-score. This measure is calculated from the child’s weight and length/height. This measure is especially useful for screening for overweight and obesity. This measure is available for all children aged 0-17 but recommended for use only in children aged 5-17. A flag was created to indicate biologically implausible values. It is recommended that children with implausible values are excluded from analyses.

Variable Information

Variable Name
HealthSurveyChild_SVYBMIZ
Observation Type
record-level
Value Type
Num
Domain
Health Risk Factors
Subdomain
Childhood Biomedical Risk Factors

Coverage

Years Available
2000;2005-2006;2008;2010;2012;2015-2018
Countries
Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru
Geographic Levels
Public Access
ⓘ Restricted (Contact salurbal.data@drexel.edu)

Data Availability by Country and Year

YearARBRCLCOCRGTMXPASVPENI
2000
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2005
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2006
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1
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2008
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1
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2010
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1
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2012
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1
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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Available for download
Available but not publicly
Not available

Data Sources

ISO2YearSource
CL2017Encuesta Longitudinal de Primera Infancia (ELPI)
CO2005;2010;2015Encuesta Nacional de la Situation Nutricional en Colombia (ENSIN)
GT2015Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
MX2000Encuesta National de Salud (ENSA)
MX2006;2012;2016;2018Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutricion (ENSANUT)
PE2016Encuesta Nacional de Demografia y Salud (ENDES)
SV2008Encuesta Nacional de Salud Familiar (FESAL)

Data Access Information

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