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

Abstract Background Body Mass Index (BMI) is widely used to assess the impact of obesity
on cardiometabolic risk in children but it does not always relate to central obesity and varies …

Background Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a cardiometabolic risk indicator in children. A
value greater than or equal to 0.55 is an effective screening tool for identifying obese …

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 …

Background The proposed waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) cut-off of 0.5 is less optimal for
cardiometabolic risk screening in children in many settings. The purpose of this study was to …

Background Individuals with abdominal obesity have a higher cardiovascular risk,
regardless of the degree of global overweight. Objective To estimate the accuracy of the …

Background. Waist circumference (WC) to height ratio (WC/HT) is used as a measure of
central obesity. However, the optimum ratio that will separate populations with high from low …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the utility of waist/height ratio (WHtR) in
the specification of cardiometabolic risk in children already stratified by body mass index …

Context No universal waist circumference (WC) percentile cutoffs used have been proposed
for screening central obesity in children and adolescents. Objective To develop international …

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 …