Cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese Chinese children: A comparison of weight-for-height index and BMI as the screening criterion

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 244-250

  Zhang, Cai Xia ^a   Tse, Lap Ah ^b   Deng, Xue Qing ^a   Jiang, Zhuo Qin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Childhood; Obesity; Overweight; Screening criterion

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; LIPIDS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 48749113937     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-008-0718-7     Document Type: Article

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