Waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and BMI percentiles in children aged 5 to 19 years in India: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Nationally representative percentiles for waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height-ratio (WHtR), and body mass index (BMI) are not available for children and adolescents in India.

Methods

Using LMS method, age- and gender-specific reference growth charts were constructed for WC (n = 68,261), WHtR (n = 68,261), and BMI (n = 67,741) from children/adolescents aged 5-19 years who participated in a nationally representative survey. General obesity, indicating overall obesity, was defined as age-sex-specific BMI z-scores ≥ 95th percentile. Central obesity was defined in three ways: WC ≥ 90th percentile, WHtR ≥ 0.5, and both WC ≥ 90th percentile and WHtR ≥ 0.5.

Findings

WC and BMI percentiles for boys and girls are lower than those prev

SUBMITTER: Sarna A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8346379 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature