Changes in distributions of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio over an 18-year period among Chinese adults: a longitudinal study using quantile regression

Changes in distributions of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio over an 18-year period among Chinese adults: a longitudinal study using quantile regression

Abstract Background Little is known about the long-term shifts in distributions of three abdominal-obesity-related indicators, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHpR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) among Chinese adults. Traditional mean regression models used in the previous analyses w...

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Main Authors: Xiwen Qian, Chang Su, Bing Zhang, Guoyou Qin, Huijun Wang, Zhenyu Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Waist circumference
Waist-to-hip ratio
Waist-to-height ratio
Abdominal obesity
Quantile regression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6927-6

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