Defining obesity risk status in the general childhood population: Which cut-offs should we use?

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size DisclaimerMercedes de Onis is a staff member of the World Health Organization. The author alone is responsible for the views expressed in this publication and they do not necessarily represent the decisions, policy or views of the World Health Organization.Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.IJPO policy statementThis journal regularly publishes surveys, which classify children by obesity status, using a number of different definitions. We recommend that authors submit their data using both of the leading international classification schemes: the IOTF cut-offs to ensure comparability with already-published studies, and the new WHO cut-offs to ensure comparability as these classifications become more widely used.