Establishing abdominal height cut-offs and their association with conventional indices of obesity among Arab children and adolescents

<b>Background and Objectives:</b> Obesity, particularly childhood obesity is common in the Middle East, but no studies have examined the relationship of sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) or abdominal height to conventional markers of obesity in this region. This is the first study to doc...

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Main Authors: Al-Daghri Nasser, Alokail Majed, Al-Attas Omar, Sabico Shaun, Kumar Sudhesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2010-01-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2010;volume=30;issue=3;spage=209;epage=214;aulast=Al-Daghri