Waist-to-height ratio more accurate than BMI for detecting childhood obesity

Waist-to-height ratio more accurate than BMI for detecting childhood obesity

Source: News-Medical.Net

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study. Published in Obesity and Endocrinology, the study was based on collaboration between the U… [3397 chars]

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