Waist circumference-to-height ratio and body mass index for obesity classification in Irish children
| Autor: | Celine Murrin, Sarah O'Brien, Lachlan Mitchell, Silvia Bel-Serrat, Isobel Stanley, Mirjam M. Heinen, John Mehegan, Cecily Kelleher |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pediatric Obesity
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| Popis: | Aim Waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHt) has been proposed as an alternative measure to BMI due to its focus on central weight distribution and its basic threshold for increased cardiometabolic risk. This study aimed to compare prevalence of overweight including obesity using BMI and WHt, and assess 10-year trends of WHt prevalence, in a representative sample of Irish children. Methods Children measured during rounds 2–5 of the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (n = 20037) were classified as healthy weight or overweight including obesity (International Obesity Task Force age and sex BMI cut-offs), and low or high WHt (WHt ≥ 0.5). Differences in prevalence of BMI and WHt classifications were determined for round five in younger ( |
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