Open AccessBody mass index and waist circumference in midchildhood and adverse cardiovascular disease risk clustering in adolescence
Author(s) -
Sarah P. Garnett,
Louise A. Baur,
Shubha Srinivasan,
Jenny W. Lee,
Chris Cowell
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/86.3.549
Subject(s) - waist , body mass index , medicine , overweight , circumference , anthropometry , waist to height ratio , odds ratio , risk factor , obesity , geometry , mathematics
Body mass index (BMI) may not indicate the level of central adiposity associated with the clustering of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Hence, it has been recommended that waist circumference be used as an alternative measure.
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