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Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio of Hong Kong Chinese children

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Central body fat is a better predictor than overall body fat for cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in both adults and children. Waist circumference (WC) has been used as a proxy measure of central body fat. Children at high CV risk ma...

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Main Authors:	Kwok Charlotte WL (Author), Yin Jane AT (Author), Li Albert M (Author), Nelson Edmund AS (Author), Choi Kai-Chow (Author), So Hung-Kwan (Author), Sung Rita YT (Author), Ng Pak-Cheung (Author), Fok Tai-Fai (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2008-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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