Background Childhood obesity is a public health problem worldwide. Visceral obesity,
particularly associated with cardio-metabolic risk, has been assessed by body mass index …

Aim: To assess the statistical validity of the waist‐height ratio (WHtR) as an appropriate
method of adjusting waist circumference (WC) for height in children and adolescents …

What is already known about this subject In adults, associations between body mass index
(BMI), waist‐to‐height ratio (WHtR) and cardiometabolic outcomes are similar. In children …

Background Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) has been proposed as a simple and effective
screening tool for assessing central obesity and cardiometabolic risk in both adult and …

Objectives: The optimal screening measures for obesity in children remain controversial. Our
study aimed to determine the anthropometric measurement at age 10 years that most …

Waist‐to‐height ratio (WHtR) is superior to body mass index and waist circumference for
measuring adult cardio‐metabolic risk factors. However, there is no meta‐analysis to …

This study was performed to evaluate the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) distribution and
assess its relationship with cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents. A total of 8091 …

Background: Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) has been recommended as a tool for predicting
cardiovascular risk in children. However, there is little evidence about the accuracy of using …

Background We aimed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of selected anthropometric
indicators as predictors of cardiovascular risk in adolescents. Methods Cross-sectional study …

Objective To provide the latest evidence of performance and robustness of waist-to-height
ratio (WHtR) in discriminating clusters of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRs) and promote …