Waist circumference cut-off values for the prediction of cardiovascular risk factors clustering in Chinese school-aged children: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Xu Ying (Author), Du Lin (Author), Li Yanping (Author), Hu Xiaoqi (Author), Hills Andrew P (Author), Liu Ailing (Author), Byrne Nuala M (Author), Ma Guansheng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Waist circumference has been identified as a valuable predictor of cardiovascular risk in children. The development of waist circumference percentiles and cut-offs for various ethnic groups are necessary because of differences in bod...