Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio are better predictors of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children than body mass index
By S. Savva, M. Tornaritis, M. Savva, Y. Kourides, A. Panagi, N. Silikiotou, C. Georgiou, A. Kafatos. International Journal of Obesity, 2000
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Subfields: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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- A systematic review of waist-to-height ratio as a screening tool for the prediction of cardiovascular disease and diabetes: 0·5 could be a suitable global boundary value (2010, background): “TC 2/5 In girls and boys((85,95)) In girls but not boys((84)), in boys but not girls((94)) not in girls or boys((90)) 0/3 Not in girls or boys((85,90)), in boys but not girls((94)) 1/4 In girls and boys((95)) Not in girls or boys((84,85)), in boys but not girls((94))”