Optimal cut-off value of waist circumference-to-height ratio to predict central obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic …

M Eslami, F Pourghazi, M Khazdouz, J Tian… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a simple anthropometric index
with good screening power and fast interpretation for early detection of childhood abdominal …

Establishing international optimal cut-offs of waist-to-height ratio for predicting cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents aged 6–18 years

X Zong, R Kelishadi, YM Hong, P Schwandt, TE Matsha… - BMC medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) has been proposed as a simple and effective
screening tool for assessing central obesity and cardiometabolic risk in both adult and …

Predicting of excess body fat in children

DP Córdoba-Rodríguez, G Rodriguez… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Predicting of excess body fat in children : Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care
Predicting of excess body fat in children : Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic …

Negative physical self-concept is associated to low cardiorespiratory fitness, negative lifestyle and poor mental health in Chilean schoolchildren

P Delgado-Floody, D Soto-García… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Evidence suggests that physical self-concept (PSC) is linked to well-being in
children and adolescents. Objective: The objective was to investigate the association of PSC …

Population-based references for waist and hip circumferences, waist-to-hip and waist-to-height ratios for children and adolescents, and evaluation of their predictive …

Z Kułaga, A Świąder-Leśniak, A Kotowska… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Childhood obesity is a public health problem globally as well as in Poland. This paper
aimed to provide age-and sex-specific waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-to …

Effects of a high intensity interval training (HIIT) program on anthropomorphic and cardiometabolic variables in school children with overweight and obesity

JM Espinoza Silva, PÁ Latorre Román… - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a high intensity interval training (HIIT)
program on anthropomorphic and cardiometabolic variables in schoolchildren with …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic accuracy of waist-to-height ratio, waist circumference and body mass index in identifying metabolic syndrome and its components in older adults: A …

V Chan, L Cao, MMH Wong, K Lo, W Tam - Current Developments in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Although growing studies have indicated the utility of waist-to-height ratio
(WHtR) in early screening for individuals with adverse cardiometabolic health, there is …

Healthy lifestyles and physical fitness are associated with abdominal obesity among Latin‐American and Spanish preschool children: A cross‐cultural study

PÁ Latorre‐Román, IP Guzmán‐Guzmán… - Pediatric …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Identifying environmental factors that influence health in children are necessary
to develop preventive strategies. Objective To determine the association between the …

Waist-to-height ratio associated cardiometabolic risk phenotype in children with overweight/obesity

TE Ukegbu, J Wylie-Rosett, AE Groisman-Perelstein… - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background Childhood overweight/obesity has been associated with an elevated risk of
insulin resistance and cardiometabolic disorders. Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) may be a …

[HTML][HTML] The multivariate physical activity signatures associated with body mass index and waist-to-height ratio in 3–5-year-old Norwegian children

E Aadland, AKO Nilsen, ES Haugland, KB Vabø… - Preventive Medicine …, 2022 - Elsevier
The evidence regarding associations between intensity-specific physical activity and
adiposity in young children is inconclusive. The aim of this study was to determine the …