Waist circumference percentiles for 7‐ to 15‐year‐old Australian children

The purpose of this study was to develop age- and sex-specific reference values for waist circumference using data obtained from Australian children and adolescents.Subjects were 8439 7-to-15 y olds (4277 males and 4162 females) who participated in the 1985 Australian Health and Fitness Survey. Waist circumference (WC) was measured in the standing position at the level of the umbilicus to the nearest 0.1 cm using a constant tension tape....