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Waist‐to‐Height Ratio is an Accurate and Easier Index for Evaluating Obesity in Children and Adolescents

Weili Yan, Bing-xian He, Hua Yao, Jianghong Dai, Jun Cui, Ge Dongliang, Zheng Yu-jian, Ling Li, Yanying Guo, Xiao Kaiti,

Obesity · 2007 · 177 citations · 17 references

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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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