Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio of Hong Kong Chinese children
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Central body fat is a better predictor than overall body fat for cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in both adults and children. Waist circumference (WC) has been used as a proxy measure of central body fat. Children at high CV risk ma...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Public Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/324 |