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We examine whether there is a difference between normal height and short stature children in terms of the relationship between POW and PBF.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 321 children of normal height (163 boys, 158 girls) and 106 children with short stature (78 boys, 28 girls) were assessed according to sex. Percentage of overweight was used to represent the degree of obesity. The PBF of the total body was examined by dual energy X\u2010ray absorptiometry.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>According to their PBF, normal height subjects of both sexes were classified as obese if they had a POW of more than 20%. However, short\u2010stature subjects of both sexes were not classified as obese until the boys had a POW of 40%, and girls had a POW of 35%, respectively. 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