Waist-to-height ratio and body mass index as indicators of cardiovascular risk in youth

Journal of School Health

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 805-809

  Keefer, Daniel J ^a   Caputo, Jennifer L ^b   Tseh, Wayland ^c  

^a MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Health educators; Health policy

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATORS; HEALTH POLICY;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84886931630     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12097     Document Type: Article

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