The incidence of chronic disease is escalating much more rapidly in developing countries
than in industrialized countries. A potential emerging public health issue may be the …

Obesity is defined as an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health.
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) has been suggested as the gold standard to …

Objective: Body mass index (BMI) is the surrogate measure of adiposity most commonly
employed in children and adults. Waist circumference (WC) and the waist circumference-to …

Substantial evidence indicates that youth physical fitness levels are an important marker of
lifestyle and cardio-metabolic health profiles and predict future risk of chronic diseases. The …

Background This study was conducted to assess the national prevalence of different grades
of nutritional status (underweight, normal weight, overweight and obesity) among Iranian …

The optimum means of defining obesity in children is unclear, creating variation in practice,
and hindering obesity surveillance, prevention and treatment. This study aimed to review …

Background Central body fat is a better predictor than overall body fat for cardiovascular
(CV) risk factors in both adults and children. Waist circumference (WC) has been used as a …

Background Central obesity has been associated with the risk of cardiovascular and
metabolic disease in children and anthropometric indices predictive of central obesity …

Background The predictive value of adiposity indices and the newly developed index for
cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases (CVD s) remains unclear in the …

目的根据儿童不同腰围水平罹患心血管疾病的危险, 研究中同学龄儿童青少年腰围的适宜界值点
. 方法利用受试者工作特征曲线(ROC) 法分析从全国汇总的65 898 名7~ 18 …