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Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio are better predictors of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children than body mass index

SC Savva, M Tornaritis, M E Savva, Yiannis Kourides, A Panagi, N Silikiotou, Constance Georgiou, Anthony Kafatos

International Journal of Obesity · 2000 · 937 citations · 17 references

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Waist circumference and abdominal sagittal diameter: Best simple anthropometric indexes of abdominal visceral adipose tissue accumulation and related cardiovascular risk in men and women

Marie‐Christine Pouliot, Jean‐Pierre Després, Simone Lemieux et al. · The American Journal of Cardiology · 1994 · 2.1K citations

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Obesity Evaluation and Treatment: Expert Committee Recommendations

Sarah E. Barlow, William H. Dietz · PEDIATRICS · 1998 · 1.6K citations

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Abdominal Adiposity and Coronary Heart Disease in Women

Kathryn M. Rexrode · JAMA · 1998 · 1.2K citations

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Body mass index as a measure of adiposity among children and adolescents: A validation study

Angelo Pietrobelli, Myles S. Faith, David B. Allison et al. · The Journal of Pediatrics · 1998 · 949 citations

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Relation of circumferences and skinfold thicknesses to lipid and insulin concentrations in children and adolescents: the Bogalusa Heart Study

David S. Freedman, Mary K. Serdula, Sathanur R. Srinivasan et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 1999 · 692 citations · Full text

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