Abdominal Obesity in German Adolescents Defined by Waist-to-Height Ratio and Its Association to Elevated Blood Pressure: The KiGGS Study

Abdominal Obesity in German Adolescents Defined by Waist-to-Height Ratio and Its Association to Elevated Blood Pressure: The KiGGS Study

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the fixed 0.5 cut-off and the age- and sex-specific 90th percentile (P90) for waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in German adolescents with respect to the prevalence of abdominal obesity and to compare the screening ability of WHtR and BMI to identify hypert...

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Main Authors: Katrin Kromeyer-Hauschild, Hannelore Neuhauser, Angelika Schaffrath Rosario, Anja Schienkiewitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-04-01
Series:Obesity Facts
Subjects:
Body mass index
Waist-to-height ratio
Abdominal obesity
Blood pressure
Adolescents
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351066

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