Waist circumference predicts cardiovascular risk in young Australian children

Aim: It has been shown that compared with healthyweight children, overweight and obese primary school‐aged children have a higher incidence of hyperinsulinism, dyslipidaemia and hypertension. It is therefore important to investigate clinically relevant markers of cardiovascular risk in children. Waist circumference is a simple, non‐invasive anthropometric measure, but its association with cardiovascular risk profile in young Australian children...