Are age references for waist circumference, hip circumference and waist-hip ratio in Dutch children useful in clinical practice?

The aim of this study was to present age references for waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), and waist/hip ratio (WHR) in Dutch children. Cross-sectional data were obtained from 14,500 children of Dutch origin in the age range 0-21 years. National references were constructed with the LM...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of pediatrics 2005-04, Vol.164 (4), p.216-222
Hauptverfasser:	FREDRIKS, A. Miranda, VAN BUUREN, Stef, FEKKES, Minne, VERLOOVE-VANHORICK, S. Pauline, WIT, Jan Maarten
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Adolescent Adult Adults Age At risk youth Babies Biological and medical sciences Body fat Body Height Body Mass Index Body Weight Child Child, Preschool Children & youth Clinical medicine Cross-Sectional Studies Female General aspects Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Medical sciences Metabolism Mortality Netherlands Obesity Obesity - diagnosis Overweight Reference Standards Task forces Waist-Hip Ratio Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:	The aim of this study was to present age references for waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), and waist/hip ratio (WHR) in Dutch children. Cross-sectional data were obtained from 14,500 children of Dutch origin in the age range 0-21 years. National references were constructed with the LMS method. This method summarises the distribution by three smooth curves representing skewness (L curve), the median (M curve), and coefficient of variation (S curve). The correlations between body mass index-standard deviation score (BMI-SDS), the circumferences and their ratio, and demographic variables were assessed by (multiple) regression analysis for three age groups: 0-
ISSN:	0340-6199 1432-1076
DOI:	10.1007/s00431-004-1586-7