Patient's question:
Height: 96 cm, weight: 21.5 kg, is it considered obesity? I want to know how many degrees of child obesity are there? How is child obesity degree calculated?Need a doctor's help for remote diagnosis: I want to know how many degrees of child obesity are there? How is child obesity degree calculated?
Doctor's answer:
Classification of childhood obesity: Overweight by more than 10% of their peer body weight, 20% is mild obesity, 30% or more is moderate obesity, 50% or more is severe obesity, and 100% or more is severe obesity. The relationship between height and weight is the commonly used body mass index (weight in kilograms / height in meters). The normal body mass index for children is 15.5~21.2. Don't worry too much, it's okay if children are slightly overweight.