Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio distributions in polish and german schoolchildren: Comparative analysis

Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio distributions in polish and german schoolchildren: Comparative analysis

Background: To analyze differences in the distributions of waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) between Polish (PL) and German (GE) children and adolescents. Methods: Two samples of children and adolescents aged 7-18 y: From PL ( n = 11,326) GE ( n = 8,218) participated. The tw...

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Main Authors: Tadeusz Nawarycz, Gerda-Maria Haas, Alicja Krzyzaniak, Peter Schwandt, Lidia Ostrowska-Nawarycz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Abdominal obesity
children and adolescents
waist circumference
waist-to-height ratio
Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2013;volume=4;issue=7;spage=786;epage=796;aulast=Nawarycz

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