Comparison of various anthropometric indices in predicting abdominal obesity in Chinese children: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Gengdong Chen (Author), Huanchang Yan (Author), Yuting Hao (Author), Shiksha Shrestha (Author), Jue Wang (Author), Yan Li (Author), Yuanhuan Wei (Author), Jialiang Pan (Author), Zheqing Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Former evidence regarding reference values of abdominal fat percentage (AFP) and optimal anthropometric indicators in predicting abdominal obesity measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan in Chinese children were scarce. Methods A total of 452 Chinese children aged...