Waist-to-height ratio and its associations with body mass index in a sample of Tuscan children in primary school

Visceral obesity in children increases the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. To evaluate overweight children, in addition to Body Mass Index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) can be used to predict cardiometabolic risk. The goal of this study is to describe WHtR in a sample of Tuscan children. A sample of children living in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany, was measured for the following anthropometric parameters: weight, height, and...