Waist circumference, waist‐to‐height ratio and BMI percentiles in children aged 5 to 19 years in India: A population‐based study

• Main Authors: Avina Sarna (Author), Akash Porwal (Author), Rajib Acharya (Author), Sana Ashraf (Author), Sowmya Ramesh (Author), Nizamuddin Khan (Author), Sikha Sinha (Author), Harshpal Singh Sachdev (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Objective Nationally representative percentiles for waist circumference (WC), waist‐to‐height‐ratio (WHtR), and body mass index (BMI) are not available for children and adolescents in India. Methods Using LMS method, age‐ and gender‐specific reference growth charts were constructed for WC (...