Relationship between body mass index and waist-to-height ratio in childhood.
João Carlos Pina FariaCamila Augusta VictorinoLuciana Satiko SawamuraStephanie Ramos CoelhoFabíola Isabel Suano de SouzaRoseli Oselka Saccardo SarniPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2021)
There was a significant correlation between body mass index and waist-to-height ratio. This association was higher in adolescents. The waist-to-height ratio is easy to apply and may be useful as a predictor of cardiometabolic risk.