Waist-to-height ratio as a screening tool for cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents: a nationwide cross-sectional study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To demonstrate the accuracy and flexibility of using waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) as a screening tool for identifying children and adolescents with cardiometabolic risk (CMR) across a wide range of prevalence levels among general paediatric populations.

Design

A nationwide population-based cross-sectional study with all data collected at school settings in six cities of China.

Participants

A total of 8130 children and adolescents aged 7-18 years with complete anthropometric and CMR measurements based on blood tests were recruited.

Outcome measures

Elevated blood pressure, dyslipidaemia, elevated fasting blood glucose and central obesity were measured. The primary outcome, CMRs, was defined as meeting three or more of the above risk factors. The accur

SUBMITTER: Dou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7311015 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature