Background: The prevalence of obesity in pediatric age group has been increasing globally.
Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) are …

This systematic review collated seventy-eight studies exploring waist-to-height ratio (WHtR)
and waist circumference (WC) or BMI as predictors of diabetes and CVD, published in …

Background It is unclear whether the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype (HTWP) can be
used to identify those at most risk of cardiometabolic disorders. Objectives The utility of the …

Waist circumference is recommended as a means of identifying people at risk of morbidity
associated with central adiposity. Yet, there are no universally agreed cut-points to …

Objectives To develop reference percentile curves in Indian children for waist circumference
(WC), and to provide a cutoff of WC percentile to identify children at risk for metabolic …

INTRODUCTION: To compare the ability of Body Mass Index (BMI), waist circumference
(WC) and waist to height ratio (WHtR) to estimate cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk levels …

To explore a scientific boundary of WHtR to evaluate central obesity and CVD risk factors in
a Chinese adult population. The data are from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology …

Background and objectives The identification of increased cardiometabolic risk among
asymptomatic individuals remains a huge challenge. The aim of this meta-analysis was to …

Objectives: The present study aims to evaluate the accuracy of the index of waist‐to‐height
ratio (WHTR), and proposed the optimal thresholds of WHTR in the definition of childhood …

Background: Waist circumference (WC) may be a better predictor of cardiovascular disease
risk than body mass index (BMI). We provide the most current WC percentile estimates for …