Waist circumference in 6-12-year-old children: The Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP).

CONCLUSION: WC and WHtR are recommended as tools for identifying central obesity in children. The results indicate increased WC in 6-12-year-old children compared with earlier findings. PMID: 29754573 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29754573?dopt=Abstract

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - May 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fredriksen PM, Skår A, Mamen A Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research