Study on different sites of waist circumference and its relationship to weight-for-height index in Thai adolescents

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1276-1284

  Yamborisut, Uruwan ^a   Kijboonchoo, Kallaya ^a   Wimonpeerapattana, Wanphen ^a   Srichan, Weerachat ^a   Thasanasuwan, Wiyada ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body fat; Waist circumference; Weight for height Z score

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE; THAILAND; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 50949121489     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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