The Compatibility of W/H2 and W/H3 Index in Assessing Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence

Height-weight index was becoming more important in assessing obesity in childhood and adolescence for it's simplified calculation and small error.But it's compatibiliy in assessing obesity in childhood and adolescence also has more disagreements.In order to found out it's compatibility in assessing obesity in aged 7～18 students,we carried out this study.The result show W/H³ is compatible to aged 7～13,but W/H² is compatible to aged 14～18.