Waist circumference percentile in children from municipalities of developed and developing countries

Abstract Aims: to design reference percentile curves of waist circumference (WC) in children aged 6-10 from municipalities of developed (Portugal) and developing (Brazil) countries and to compare these results with other international references. Methods: this cross-sectional study enrolled a 6-10-y...

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Main Author: Andaki,Alynne Christian Ribeiro (author)
Other Authors: Mendes,Edmar Lacerda (author), Tinoco,Adelson Luiz Araújo (author), Santos,Amanda (author), Sousa,Bruno (author), Vale,Susana (author), Mota,Jorge (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
abdominal obesity
child
reference values
anthropometry
methods
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742017000600311
Country:Brazil
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