This study aimed to describe the distribution of waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) percentiles and
cutoffs for obesity in Brazilian adolescents. A cross-sectional study including adolescents …

Background Childhood obesity and its consequences are a growing threat to national
economies and health services. The aim of this study was to determine associations …

La Organización Mundial de Salud reporta que las enfermedades cardiovasculares son las
principales causas de muerte en todo el mundo; cada año mueren más personas por ellas …

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its
components in obese Mexican adolescents and to compare the clinical, anthropometric, and …

Background The incidence of macrovascular complications and morbidities associated to
metabolic syndrome are increasing in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The …

Objective: To analyze the agreement between body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height
Ratio (WHtR) to identify preschool and school children with cardiovascular risk factors …

Abstract Background The metabolic syndrome (MetS) has shown strong associations with
the hypertriglyceridemic waist (HW) phenotype. The best anthropometric indicator of MetS …

Background. Previous research suggests that use of BMI as a screening tool to assess
health in youth has limitations. Valid alternative measures to assess body composition are …

Background Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) predicts abdominal fat and cardiometabolic risk. In
children with obesity, the most adequate cut-off to predict cardiometabolic risk as well as its …

Introduction: Central adiposity in children has increased to a higher degree than general
adiposity however it is not a routine measurement in clinical practice. We aimed to estimate …