<prompt> The following statement about Gomez classification is false -Based on height retardationBased on 50th centile Boston standardsBetween 75 and 89 implies mild malnutritionThis classification has prognostic value for hospitalization of children  <response>: Gomez classification is based on weight retardation. In this system, the normal reference child is in the 50th centile of the Boston standard. It has a prognostic value for hospitalized children.REF.PARKS TEXTBOOK OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE.Editon-21.Page no-591 