![]() ![]() In 2023, the AAP released the Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity 2 to inform pediatric healthcare providers about the standard of care for youth with overweight and obesity and related comorbidities. Having a high BMI-for-age percentile is associated with clinical risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including high cholesterol and high blood pressure 3, and other chronic conditions. Her BMI is 129% of the 95 th percentile, which is class 2 obesity based on the expanded definition of severe obesity.
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