Waist-to-height ratio: A simple option for determining excess central adiposity in young people

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1028-1030

  Garnett, S P ^a,b   Baur, L A ^b   Cowell, C T ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease risk clustering; Children; Metabolic syndrome; Waist circumference; Waist to height ratio

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; OBESITY; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 47249140774     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.51     Document Type: Article

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