Using the National Indonesian Growth Chart to assess short stature and obesity in urban schoolchildren in Surakarta, Indonesia: comparisons to the WHO 2007 and CDC 2000 Growth Charts

Background The National Indonesian Growth Chart (NIGC) is a new growth chart based on population data. To date, the CDC 2000 or WHO 2007 charts have been widely used in Indonesia to assess of 5-to-18-year-old children. Use these reference may lead inaccurate conclusions about children’s nutritional status, particularly when diagnosing short stature obesity. 
 Objective compare assessments and obesity urban schoolchildren adolescents CDC, WHO, NIGC charts.
 Methods Pooled anthropometric data [height, weight, body mass index (BMI)] were collected cross-sectionally from healthy aged 6 18 years Surakarta 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019. We created scatterplots for height, BMI analyzed differences height-for-age (HAZ) (BAZ) z-scores according charts, then calculated proportions children identified as having obesity.
 Results included 2,582 subjects; 63% girls. Subjects’ mean age was 13.1 (SD 3.4) years. Mean HAZ between vs. 1.44 0.01) 1.39 0.00), respectively. BAZ 0.18 0.06 0.01), prevalence 9.91%, 11.62%, 0.39% 10.15%, 5.07%, 11.77% 7.44%, 2.95%, 10.08%, respectively girls 14.76%, 8.69%, 14.66%, boys.
 Conclusion use resulted lower compared charts. Compared gave similar overall boys, but higher both boys