Waist-to-height ratio remains an accurate and practical way of identifying cardiometabolic risks in children and adolescents.

Yuan JiangYa-Lan DouFeng XiongLan ZhangGao-Hui ZhuTing WuYi ZhangWei-Li Yan

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2018)

The WHtR was a superior and practical screening tool for detecting CMR in this paediatric population, as it provided comparable accuracy to other methods and just required a simple calculation.

Keyphrases

body mass index
intensive care unit
emergency department
high resolution
human health
risk assessment
physical activity
mass spectrometry