Waist circumference as a prognostic index of childhood abdominal obesity: findings in the Spanish population.

CONCLUSION: the proposed WC cut-off values, stated for the first time in a young Spanish population, are a simple and valid alternative as diagnostic criteria of abdominal obesity.
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Source: Nutricion Hospitalaria - December 21, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sánchez Campayo E, Puga Giménez de Azcárate AM, Angulo Díaz-Parreño S, Ávila Torres JM, Varela Moreiras G, Partearroyo T Tags: Nutr Hosp Source Type: research