Arm Circumference-to-Height Ratio as a Situational Alternative to BMI Percentile in Assessing Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk in Adolescents
Objective. To determine whether arm circumference-to-height ratio (AHtR) predicts adolescents’ cardiometabolic risk and how its predictive statistics compare to those of body mass index (BMI) percentile. Methods. Pooled data for adolescents (N = 12,269, 12–18 years) from the National Health and Nutr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Obesity |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7456461 |