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Waist-to-height ratio as a screening tool for obesity and cardiometabolic risk

The waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), calculated by dividing the waist circumference (WC) by height, has recently gained attention as an anthropometric index for central adiposity. It is an easy-to-use and less age-dependent index to identify individuals with increased cardiometabolic risk. A WHtR cutof...

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Autor principal: Yoo, Eun-Gyong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Pediatric Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5118501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27895689
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2016.59.11.425