Determining abdominal obesity cut-offs and relevant risk factors for anthropometric indices in Turkish children and adolescents

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ÖZTÜRK A., Cicek B., MAZICIOĞLU M. M., Kurtoglu S.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.28, pp.525-532, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 28
• Publication Date: 2015
• Doi Number: 10.1515/jpem-2014-0327
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.525-532
• Keywords: abdominal obesity, adolescent, anthropometric indices, Turkish children, waist circumference, WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE PERCENTILES, BODY-MASS INDEX, METABOLIC SYNDROME, MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT, BRITISH CHILDREN, HIP RATIO, OVERWEIGHT, FAT, PREVALENCE, CHILDHOOD
• Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: To determine the >= 90th percentile values of waist circumference (WC) to calculate anthropometric measures, indices and relevant risk factors in 5358 Turkish children and adolescents.