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Correlation of body mass index and waist to height ratio with cardiovascular risk factors in Colombian preschool and school children.

Juan Carlos AristizabalJacqueline Barona-AcevedoAlejandro Estrada-Restrepo
Published in: Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) (2023)
In preschool children WHtR ≥0.5 disagree with BMI results, but in school kids, it has good agreement with the BMI to classify the children´s nutritional status and to identify those with CRFs.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • cardiovascular risk factors
  • physical activity
  • weight gain
  • metabolic syndrome
  • cardiovascular disease
  • young adults
  • mental health