Waist‐to‐Height Ratio is an Accurate and Easier Index for Evaluating Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Obesity2007Vol. 15(3), pp. 748–752
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Weili Yan, Bing-xian He, Hua Yao, Jianghong Dai, Jun Cui, Ge Dongliang, Zheng Yu-jian, Ling Li, Yanying Guo, Xiao Kaiti, Fu Xiaohai, Ma Da
Abstract
WHTR is a simple, easy, accurate, and non-age-dependent index with high applicability to screening overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. The use of WHTR in the general childhood population has been justified by this study.
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