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Waist Circumference Reference Values for Screening Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Chinese Children and Adolescents |
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| Authors: | CHENG-YE JI RITA YT SUNG GUAN-SHENG MA JUN MA ZHONG-HU HE TIAN-JIAO CHEN Institute of Child Adolescent Health Peking University Health Science Center Beijing China |
| Affiliation: | CHENG-YE JI 1,RITA YT SUNG 2,GUAN-SHENG MA 3,JUN MA 1,ZHONG-HU HE 1,, TIAN-JIAO CHEN 1 1 Institute of Child , Adolescent Health,Peking University Health Science Center,Beijing 100191,China 2 Department of Paediatrics,The Chinese University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,China 3 National Institute for Nutrition , Food Safety,Chinese Center for Disease Control , Prevention,Beijing 100021,China |
| Abstract: | Background Waist circumference(WC),a proxy measure of central body fat,is a better predictor than overall body fat for cardiovascular risk factors in both adults and children.WC cutoffs have been established in many countries,but the national WC reference has not been developed in China.Objective To study the distribution of WC in a representative group of Chinese children for establishing Chinese WC cutoff points.Methods Cross-sectional data obtained from 15 mainland provinces and Hong Kong were collected.... |
| Keywords: | Overweight and obesity Central obesity Waist circumference Chinese youth School-age children and adolescents |
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