Waist-height ratio and body mass index as indicators of obesity and cardiometabolic risk in Korean children and adolescents

We assessed the clinical relevance of waist-height ratio (WHtR) as an indicator of cardiometabolic risk and body fat mass measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) among Korean children and adolescents. Data from 1,661 children and adolescents aged 10-18 years who participated in the Korea...

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Published in:Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism 2024-06, Vol.29 (3), p.182-190
Main Authors: Kim, Min Yeong, An, Sejin, Shim, Young Suk, Lee, Hae Sang, Hwang, Jin Soon
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Language:English
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body mass index
cardiometabolic risk
obesity
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waist-height ratio
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Summary:We assessed the clinical relevance of waist-height ratio (WHtR) as an indicator of cardiometabolic risk and body fat mass measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) among Korean children and adolescents. Data from 1,661 children and adolescents aged 10-18 years who participated in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed. Unadjusted Pearson correlation, age- and sex-adjusted Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression analyses were performed to investigate the relationships between WHtR standard deviation score (SDS) and cardiometabolic risk factors, as well as DXA-assessed parameters. WHtR SDS was correlated with cardiometabolic risk factors, including systolic blood pressure, glucose, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, as well as DXA-assessed parameters such as lean mass SDS, fat mass SDS, and fat mass percentage SDS in both whole body and trunk using an adjusted Pearson correlation analyses among all participants (p
ISSN:2287-1012
2287-1292
DOI:10.6065/apem.2346090.045