Waist Circumference Percentiles and Cut-Off Values for Obesity in a Large Sample of Students from 6 To 10 Years Old Of The São Paulo State, Brazil.

José Luiz F SantosValentin P ValérioRafael N FernandesLigia DuarteAntonio C AssumpçãoJayme GuerreiroAntonio L SicklerÁlvaro A R LemosJayro G Goulart FilhoLuiz Antonio Machado CesarIbraim Masciarelli PintoCarlos MagalhãesMaria Fernanda HussidCleber CamachoAlvaro AvezumCarine Teles SangaletiFernanda Marciano Consolim-Colombo

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2020)

Age and gender specific reference curves of WC for Brazilian children and cut-off values for obesity risk may be used for national screening and interventional studies to reduce the obesity burden in Brazil. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020; 114(3):530-537).

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
body mass index
weight gain
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
young adults
skeletal muscle
risk factors
physical activity