A population-based comparison of BMI percentiles and waist-to-height ratio for identifying cardiovascular risk in youth.

Volume: 146, Issue: 4, Pages: 482 - 488
Published: Apr 1, 2005
Abstract
Objective null Determine whether waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) or sex- and age-specific percentiles of body mass index (BMI) better identifies cardiovascular risk. null Study design null The third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) provided measurements on 7657 participants statistically weighted to represent 50.05 million youth 4 to 17 years of age. We estimated the subpopulations corresponding to BMI strata that were...
Paper Details
Title
A population-based comparison of BMI percentiles and waist-to-height ratio for identifying cardiovascular risk in youth.
Published Date
Apr 1, 2005
Volume
146
Issue
4
Pages
482 - 488
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