RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Anthropometric indices independent of age for nutritional assessment in schoolchildren. JF Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO J Epidemiol Community Health FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 177 OP 179 DO 10.1136/jech.33.3.177 VO 33 IS 3 A1 D S Babu A1 C S Chuttani YR 1979 UL http://jech.bmj.com/content/33/3/177.abstract AB The merits of three indices based on weight (W) and height (H) were examined in the age group six to 15 years: W/H, W/H2, W/H3. The analysis was based ona survey of 1673 schoolchildren of both sexes from a rural housing block in Delhi. It showed that the index W/H2 was invariant with age in the range six to 15 years and that the other two indices were biased with respect to age. The index W/H2 was found to be of value for the proper assessment of nutritional status in the schoolchildren of a developing country.