Height and weight
Children's weight was measured by electronic scales (± 100 g sensitivity); height was measured using a portable stadiometer. During the measurements, children removed their shoes and outer clothing. After their weight was measured, the resulting value was rounded up to the nearest 0.1 kg. During height measurements, children stood with their backs to the stadiometer, removed their shoes, and stood upright with their heels touching. Similarly, the resulting value was rounded up to the nearest 0.1 cm.
After the measurements, children's body mass index was calculated. Children's body mass index with respect to age and gender was evaluated with the percentile curves developed by Neyzi and colleagues for Turkish children [16]. Those who were between the 3rd and 97th percentile curve were evaluated as healthy.