Pediatric Obesity

**Definition:** BODY MASS INDEX in children (ages 2-12) and in adolescents (ages 13-18) that is grossly above the recommended cut-off for a specific age and sex. For infants less than 2 years of age, obesity is determined based on standard weight-for-length percentile measures.

**Tree numbers:** - C18.654.726.750.500.720 - C23.888.144.699.500.750

**Synonyms:** - Childhood Obesity - Obesity in Childhood - Child Obesity - Childhood Onset Obesity