Distributions of waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio for children and adolescents in Shandong, China

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-191

  Ying Xiu, Zhang ^a   Ya Lin, Li ^b   Jin Shan, Zhao ^a   Zun Hua, Chu ^a   Jing Yang, Zhou ^a  

^a SHANDONG CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Qianfo Mountain Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Distribution; Waist circumference; Waist to height ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BULGARIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CHINA; CHINESE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84877126898     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1862-x     Document Type: Article

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