Anthropometric Indices Based on Waist Circumference as Measures of Adiposity in Children.
Susana SantosMilton SeveroCarla LopesAndreia OliveiraPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2018)
Compared with single anthropometric indices, body fat patterns seem to add little value for estimating body fat in children. Waist-to-height ratio seems to be a proxy for total fat, while waist-to-hip, waist-to-thigh, and waist-to-weight ratios seem to be proxies for central fat. Further studies should address the predictive ability of waist-to-weight ratio to identify children at risk of developing cardiometabolic disease, as this was the first time describing its potential usefulness.