The development of waist circumference percentiles in British children aged 5.0-16.9 y

To develop waist circumference percentile curves for British children and to compare these curves with those from other countries. Cross-sectional study. School-aged population. A representative sample of school children from the geographical regions of Great Britain, approximately in proportion to...

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Published in:European journal of clinical nutrition 2001-10, Vol.55 (10), p.902-907
Main Authors: MCCARTHY, H. D, JARRETT, K. V, CRAWLEY, H. F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen - anatomy & histology
Adolescent
Age
Age composition
Age Distribution
Anthropometry
Biological and medical sciences
Body Constitution - physiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Clinical nutrition
Comparative studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Epidemiology
Female
Girls
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Nutrition
Obesity
Population studies
Reference Values
Reproducibility of Results
Sex Characteristics
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Summary:To develop waist circumference percentile curves for British children and to compare these curves with those from other countries. Cross-sectional study. School-aged population. A representative sample of school children from the geographical regions of Great Britain, approximately in proportion to their age distribution. The sample population consisted of 8355 children (3585 males, 4770 females) with ages ranging between 5.0 and 16.9 y. Waist circumferences were measured with a flexible non-elastic tape and waist circumference percentiles were constructed and smoothed using the LMS method. Smoothed waist circumference percentile curves. Mean waist circumference increased with age in both boys and girls. For girls, curves began to plateau after the age of 13 y whereas, for boys, waist percentile curves continued to increase more sharply after this age. However, these curves mainly reflect the patterns of waist circumference in Caucasian children. These curves represent the first waist circumference percentiles for British children and could be used provisionally for both clinical and possibly epidemiological use, although they should be validated against equivalent longitudinal data. This project has been sponsored by UNL Diversity and Development Fund.
ISSN:0954-3007
1476-5640
DOI:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601240