Open AccessCentral obesity in Yemeni children: A population based cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Mohamed Bamoshmoosh,
Luciano Massetti,
Hameed M. Aklan,
Mahdi Al-Karewany,
Husni Al Goshae,
Pietro Amedeo Modesti
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8462
DOI - 10.4330/wjc.v5.i8.295
Subject(s) - medicine , percentile , demography , waist , anthropometry , obesity , cross sectional study , waist to height ratio , population , logistic regression , body mass index , waist–hip ratio , pediatrics , environmental health , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology
To establish percentile curves and to explore prevalence and correlates of central obesity among Yemeni children in a population based cross-sectional study.