Waist-to-height ratio associated cardiometabolic risk phenotype in children with overweight/obesity

• Main Authors: Tochi E. Ukegbu (Author), Judith Wylie-Rosett (Author), Adriana E. Groisman-Perelstein (Author), Pamela M. Diamantis (Author), Jessica Rieder (Author), Mindy Ginsberg (Author), Alice H. Lichtenstein (Author), Nirupa R. Matthan (Author), Viswanathan Shankar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Childhood overweight/obesity has been associated with an elevated risk of insulin resistance and cardiometabolic disorders. Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) may be a simple screening tool to quickly identify children at elevated risk for cardiometabolic disorders. The primary objecti...