Utility of body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio as screening tools for hyperglycemia in young people

Utility of body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio as screening tools for hyperglycemia in young people

ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the ability of BMI, WC and WHtR to discriminate hyperglycemia in young people, and to determine whether there is an increase in the accuracy with the addition of WC and/or WHtR to BMI. Subjects and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,139 schoolchild...

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Main Authors: Teresa Maria Bianchini de Quadros, Alex Pinheiro Gordia, Jorge Mota, Luciana Rodrigues Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2016-11-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Pediatric obesity
anthropometry
pediatrics
hyperglycemia
diabetes mellitus
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