… However, alternative measures that reflect abdominal adiposity, such as waist circumference,
waist–hip ratio and waist– height ratio, have been suggested as being superior to BMI in …

… However, alternative measures that reflect abdominal adiposity, such as waist circumference,
waist–hip ratio and waist– height ratio, have been suggested as being superior to BMI in …

… degree rather than the distribution of obesity, waist circumference (WC) as an index of body
fat … study is to analyze the associations between BMI, waist-to-height ratio (WtHR), or WC and …

… Body mass index, waist circumference, and waist/hip ratio … (approximated by waist
circumference or waist/hip ratio) is … , body mass index and waist circumference are unlikely to yield …

… The objectives of the present study were to determine the associations of BMI, waist
circumference (WC) and waist:height ratio (WHtR) with CVD risk factors and to evaluate the optimal …

… waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)9 have been used as proxies for central
obesity. Waist-to-height ratio … message ‘keep your waist to less than half your height’.12–…

… Waist circumference (WC), waist–hip ratio (WHR) and waist–height ratio (WHtR) are used
as … Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the relationship between anthropometric …

… The aim of this article is to outline the benefits of the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and its …
s Perform simple waist circumference and height measurements to calculate and record …

… in children and anthropometric indices predictive of central obesity include waist circumference
(WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-height ratio (WHtR). South Asian children have …

… waist circumference alone because of the correlations between waist circumference, height,
… studies,5 we propose that the ratio of waist circumference to height should be used for the …