Correlation of anthropometric measurements with body mass index and estimation of the proportion of metabolic syndrome among overweight and obese children: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Arun Prasad (Author), Pradeep Kumar (Author), Lokesh Kumar Tiwari (Author), Nithin Ramesh (Author), Sweta Sweta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background Early identification of overweight and obesity with the help of simple anthropometric tests can prevent from development of metabolic complications in these children. Body mass index (BMI) is the most commonly used parameter but, measurements such as waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hei...