Body mass index correlates with waist circumference in school aged Italian children

被引：4
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作者：
Pratesi, Simone [1 ]
Paternostro, Ferdinando [1 ]
Tani, Alessia [1 ]
Sassoli, Chiara [1 ]
Cappellini, Aldo Carlo [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Florence, Dept Anat Histol & Forens Med, I-50134 Florence, Italy
来源：
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE | 2012年 / 96卷 / 01期
关键词：
BMI; Children; Metabolic syndrome; Waist circumference; CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE; OBESITY; CHILDHOOD; RISK; BMI;
D O I：
10.1016/j.diabres.2011.12.005
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
This study demonstrates the existence of a linear correlation between Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference in Italian school aged children and suggests an indirect method (from weight and height) to estimate waist circumference, whose increase may be indicative for the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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