Influence of age, sex, and BMI on waist-to-thigh circumference ratio in children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13922152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raffaela Zannolli (University of Chieti-Pescara, corresponding author), Francesco Chiarelli (0000-0002-3724-1495, University of Chieti-Pescara), G Morgese (University of Chieti-Pescara) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 123-129 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0301-4460 • E-ISSN: 1464-5033 |
| Publisher | Informa (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03014469500003782 |
| PMID | 7618853 |
| OpenAlex | W1980019602 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
In adults the distribution of body fat towards the central region seems a good predictor of disease and mortality. Central fat deposition tends to increase with age; sex and obesity further influence this trend. In children the distribution of adiposity to the central region is not well known. Recently, using circumferences of waist and thigh, we computed the percentile curves of the waist to thigh circumference ratio (WTR) from 2858 subjects (1440 males, 1418 females), 6-14-years-old (Zannolli, R., Chiarelli, F., and Morgese, G., 1993, International Journal of Obesity, 17 (Supplement 2), 60). In the present study, using the same sample of data, we showed that in lean, average or fat subjects, WTR is only weakly ( 2 SD over the mean) WTR, independent of age, sex or weight. We therefore propose that the values of WTR should be checked against appropriate standards. Those with a WTR value greater than 2 SD from the mean, independent of age, sex or weight, should be studied more carefully, using anthropometry, so as to give early warning of those who are more prone to degenerative disease
Anthropometry · Body mass index · Circumference · Obesity · Percentile · Statistical significance · Statistics · Waist · Waist–hip ratio · Birth, Development, and Health · Demography · Gestational Diabetes Research and Management · Mathematics · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
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| Citation span | 1996 - 2008 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |