… obese children compared with normal-weight children. Unfortunately, there are no well-established
cut-off values for these biomarkers in prepubertal children, … of our obese children had …

… with central obesity. These overweight/obese children without central obesity also showed
… weight and overweight/obese children by waist-to-height ratio: The Bogalusa Heart Study …

… of OW/OB children and adolescents that the weight-to-height ratio is … both BMI and the
waist-to-height ratio are associated with low-grade inflammation. The fact that waist-to-height ratio …

… the investigation for MCVRFs exclusively to obese children and adolescents. BMI is not a
“… We excluded from the study any obese children who had obesity caused by endocrinologic …

… Using the IDF definition of the metabolic syndrome, our analyses found that one in five
obese children had the metabolic syndrome. Mean WHtR, BMI, BMI Z-score, WC and WC Z-score …

… Obese children are more likely to become obese adults [2], and the biological changes that
lead to obesity-related cardio-metabolic disease start to develop in childhood [3,4,5,6,7]. In …

… In addition, WHTR, as a diagnostic test, was shown as having higher accuracy than waist
circumference in identify overweight and obesity children defined by BMI in our study. …

… obese children aged 4 to 17 years, particularly in obese boys. Puberty is a risk for the
development of NAFLD. Obese children … indices such as waist circumference, BMI SDS, and …

SciELO - Brasil - Ratio of weight to height gain: a useful tool for identifying children at risk of
becoming overweight or obese at preschool age Ratio of weight to height gain: a useful tool …

… -to-height ratio (WHtR) assesses abdominal adiposity and has been proposed to be of
greater value in predicting obesity-related cardiovascular health risks in children than BMI. The …