Higher waist-to-height ratio and waist circumference are predictive of metabolic syndrome and elevated serum alanine aminotransferase in adolescents and young adults in mainland China

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-142

  Wu, Xiao Yan ^a   Hu, Chuan Lai ^a   Wan, Yu Hui ^a   Su, Pu Yu ^a   Xing, Chao ^a   Qi, Xiu Yu ^a   Tao, Fang Biao ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescents and young adults; China; Elevated serum alanine aminotransferase; Metabolic syndrome; Waist circumference; Waist to height ratio

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; METABOLISM; OBESITY; SERUM; STUDENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HEIGHT RATIO; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA;

EID: 84856573341     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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