Waist-to-height ratio and cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescence: Findings from a prospective birth cohort

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 327-338

  Graves, L ^a,b   Garnett, S P ^b,c   Cowell, C T ^b,c   Baur, L A ^b   Ness, A ^d   Sattar, N ^e   Lawlor, D A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC longitudinal study; Cardiometabolic risk; Waist to height ratio

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; ODDS RATIO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WAIST-HEIGHT RATIO;

EID: 84908018420     PISSN: 20476302     EISSN: 20476310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2013.00192.x     Document Type: Article

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