Waist-to-height ratio is correlated with height in US children and adolescents aged 2-18 years

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 148-151

  Tybor, David J ^a   Lichtenstein, Alice H ^b   Dallal, Gerard E ^b   Must, Aviva ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body fat distribution; Growth; Obesity; Waist circumference; Waist to height ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HEIGHT RATIO;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 47649097798     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477160802068957     Document Type: Article

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