Why the study?
Do waist circumference percentile or waist-to-height ratio perform better than BMI percentile in identifying cardio-metabolic risk among adolescents?
Do waist circumference percentile or waist-to-height ratio perform better than BMI percentile in identifying cardio-metabolic risk among adolescents?
BMI percentile performs well for identifying adolescents with elevated insulin and clustered cardio-metabolic risk factors, and alternative measures like waist circumference or waist-to-height ratio do not offer superior screening utility.
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Supports BMI percentile for identifying cardio-metabolic risk in adolescents; leaves open whether WC or WtHR add value beyond BMI in prospective cohorts.
Bauer et al. (2014) studied this question.
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