Open AccessWaist Circumference, Waist-to- Height Ratio and Body Mass Index of Thai Children: Secular Changes and Updated Reference Standards
Author(s) -
Sanguansak Rerksuppaphol,
Lakkana Rerksuppaphol
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/10017.5131
Subject(s) - waist , percentile , secular variation , waist to height ratio , body mass index , demography , obesity , medicine , circumference , statistics , mathematics , geometry , sociology
The prevalence of obesity in pediatric age group has been increasing globally. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) are commonly used to define obesity. The cut-off references for these parameters vary between racial and ethnic groups. We aimed to measure the secular changes and update the reference standards for these three parameters for Thai children in this study.