Waist circumference, waist‐to‐height ratio and BMI percentiles in children aged 5 to 19 years in India: A population‐based study

Waist circumference, waist‐to‐height ratio and BMI percentiles in children aged 5 to 19 years in India: A population‐based study

Abstract Objective Nationally representative percentiles for waist circumference (WC), waist‐to‐height‐ratio (WHtR), and body mass index (BMI) are not available for children and adolescents in India. Methods Using LMS method, age‐ and gender‐specific reference growth charts were constructed for WC (...

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Main Authors: Avina Sarna, Akash Porwal, Rajib Acharya, Sana Ashraf, Sowmya Ramesh, Nizamuddin Khan, Sikha Sinha, Harshpal Singh Sachdev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-08-01
Series:Obesity Science & Practice
Subjects:
BMI
children
India
obesity
waist circumference
waist‐to‐height ratio
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.493

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https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.493

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