According to current definitions , individuals ages 2 to 18 years are determined to be overweight (≥ 85th and < 95th percentile [of prior population distributions]) or obese (≥ 95th percentile) based on U.S. age- and sex-specific body mass index (BMI; kg/m 2) charts updated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2000 . The prevalence of being obese among children has increased over the last several decades and is a major public health concern. A recent survey  indicated that 16.3% of children and adolescents aged 2 through 19 years were at or above the 95 th percentile of the BMI-for-age growth charts.
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A Computational Study for Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries of Obese Child Passengers
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Kim, J, Hsieh, M, Shum, PC, Tubbs, RS, & Allison, DB. "A Computational Study for Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries of Obese Child Passengers." Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference. Volume 1B: Extremity; Fluid Mechanics; Gait; Growth, Remodeling, and Repair; Heart Valves; Injury Biomechanics; Mechanotransduction and Sub-Cellular Biophysics; MultiScale Biotransport; Muscle, Tendon and Ligament; Musculoskeletal Devices; Multiscale Mechanics; Thermal Medicine; Ocular Biomechanics; Pediatric Hemodynamics; Pericellular Phenomena; Tissue Mechanics; Biotransport Design and Devices; Spine; Stent Device Hemodynamics; Vascular Solid Mechanics; Student Paper and Design Competitions. Sunriver, Oregon, USA. June 26–29, 2013. V01BT32A002. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SBC2013-14275
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