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- Title
Waist-to-height ratio is more strongly associated than other weight-related anthropometric measures with metabolic variables.
- Authors
Umano, Giuseppina Rosaria; Di Sessa, Anna; Cirillo, Grazia; Ursi, Davide; Marzuillo, Pierluigi; Miraglia del Giudice, Emanuele
- Abstract
Paediatric obesity rates are increasing, and finding simple and feasible screening tools to identify children and adolescents with a higher risk of obesity-related comorbidities are challenging. WHR was the best predictor for glucose and lipid metabolism parameters followed by the TMI, waist I z i -score and finally BMI I z i -score. WHR outperformed the waist I z i -score, the TMI and BMI I z i -score in the association with metabolic parameters in overweight and obese subjects.
- Subjects
BODY mass index; BODY composition; SYSTOLIC blood pressure; BLOOD sugar; BODY size; GENETIC disorders; LIPID metabolism disorders; CHILDHOOD obesity; RETROSPECTIVE studies
- Publication
Acta Paediatrica, 2019, Vol 108, Issue 12, p2296
- ISSN
0803-5253
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/apa.14992