Waist circumference percentiles for Portuguese children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 499-505

  Sardinha, Luís B ^a   Santos, Rute ^b   Vale, Susana ^b   Coelho E Silva, Manuel J ^c   Raimundo, Armando M ^d   Moreira, Helena ^e   Baptista, Fátima ^a   Mota, Jorge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Percentiles; Portugal; Waist circumference; Youth

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BOLIVIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; MALE; PORTUGAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84860313519     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1595-2     Document Type: Article

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