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- Title
Waist circumference measurement site does not affect relationships with visceral adiposity and cardiometabolic risk factors in children.
- Authors
Harrington, D M; Staiano, A E; Broyles, S T; Gupta, A K; Katzmarzyk, P T
- Abstract
A number of anatomic sites are used for the measurement of waist circumference. A number of studies have documented differences in the absolute values of waist circumference measurements across these common sites in adults. It is unclear whether waist circumference measurement site alters the relationship with abdominal adiposity and cardiometabolic risk factors in children.
- Publication
Pediatric obesity, 2013, Vol 8, Issue 3, p199
- ISSN
2047-6310
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00106.x