Percentile distribution of the waist circumference among Mexican pre-adolescents of a primary school in Mexico City

Percentile distribution of the waist circumference among Mexican pre-adolescents of a primary school in Mexico City

Aim:  The aim of this study is to describe the percentile distribution of the waist circumference in Mexican pre‐pubertal children living in an urban, middle‐income area. Methods:  Children, aged 6–10, from a primary school, located in a middle‐income area in Mexico City were included (n = 833). Ant...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diabetes, obesity & metabolism obesity & metabolism, 2005-11, Vol.7 (6), p.716-721
Hauptverfasser: Gómez-Díaz, Rita A., Martínez-Hernández, Arturo J., Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A., Violante, Rafael, Alarcón, Mardia López, Villarruel, Margarita Jiménez, Rodarte, Niels Wacher, Solórzano-Santos, Fortino
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Sprache:eng
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Anthropometry
Body Constitution
Body Mass Index
Child
childhood
Female
Humans
Male
Mexico
obesity
Obesity - diagnosis
Obesity - pathology
Overweight
Predictive Value of Tests
Reference Values
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sex Factors
waist circumference
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Zusammenfassung:Aim:  The aim of this study is to describe the percentile distribution of the waist circumference in Mexican pre‐pubertal children living in an urban, middle‐income area. Methods:  Children, aged 6–10, from a primary school, located in a middle‐income area in Mexico City were included (n = 833). Anthropometric measurements were made in the case of all children by using standardized procedures. Results:  The prevalence of obesity and overweight was greater among boys (p  
ISSN:1462-8902
1463-1326
DOI:10.1111/j.1463-1326.2004.00461.x