2020
DOI: 10.14238/pi60.3.2020.131-6
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Association of BMI measurements to waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in overweight and obese children

Abstract: Background Early monitoring of visceral fat is important to prevent the worsening of obesity in children. In recent years, waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) measurements have gained attention as an anthropometric indexes for obesity in children. They are an easy-to-use, inexpensive, specific to visceral fat and safe monitoring methods for children. International reference values, however, do not exist for any of the two measures to determine obesity in children. Objective To compa… Show more

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“…The waist/height ratio has been promoted as a useful and simple measure of central adiposity that may be more accurate than BMI alone in predicting cardio metabolic risk. 13 In the current study, obese children exhibited a substantial rise in Z score waist-to-height ratio, with 84% having waist circumferences above the 90th centile. Similar results were reported in previous studies, such as Soliman et al 14 who stated that waist-to-height ratio was considered as a reliable clinical predictor for cardiovascular risk in obese children and adolescents.…”
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confidence: 45%
“…The waist/height ratio has been promoted as a useful and simple measure of central adiposity that may be more accurate than BMI alone in predicting cardio metabolic risk. 13 In the current study, obese children exhibited a substantial rise in Z score waist-to-height ratio, with 84% having waist circumferences above the 90th centile. Similar results were reported in previous studies, such as Soliman et al 14 who stated that waist-to-height ratio was considered as a reliable clinical predictor for cardiovascular risk in obese children and adolescents.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 45%