… Our aim was to differentiate the screening potential of waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and waist
circumference (WC… Waist-to-height ratio should therefore be considered as a screening tool. …

… a child's height, whereas a single cut-off point cannot be specified for waist measurement in
… study indicate that waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio are better predictors for the …

… Waist circumference and waist-height ratio are 2 simple, yet … in mean waist circumference
and waist-height ratio and … the mean waist circumference and waist-height ratio of boys and …

… Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is superior to body mass index and waist circumference for …
metabolic risk score when compared with waist circumference. Although not being superior in …

… by measuring body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) that in turn might …
of abdominal obesity such as waist hip ratio (WHR) and waist height ratio (WHtR) have also …

… Figure 1 and 2 shows the relationship between BMI, waist circumference, WHR, WHtR values
and the numbers of metabolic risk factors. The BMI, waist circumference and WHtR values …

… waist circumference. We add our support to the proposal that sex specific action levels based
on the waist circumference … We also suggest that the ratio of waist circumference to height …

… Currently, waist circumference (WC) is most commonly used and codefines the metabolic
syndrome (4). Unlike waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), WC does not take differences in height into …

… However, in recent years, measures of central obesity, principally waist circumference and
the waist:hip ratio and to a lesser extent the waist:height ratio, which more accurately describe …

… Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio are better predictors of cardiovascular
disease risk factors in children than body mass index. Int J Obes 2000; 24: 1453–1458. …