Waist Circumference Distribution of Chinese School-age Children and Adolescents

• 作 者: CHENG-YE JI RITA YT SUNG GUAN-
• 机 构: InstituteofChiMandAdolescentHealth,DepartmentofPaediatrics,NationalInstituteforNutritionandFoodSafet
• 出 处: 生物医学与环境科学：英文版
• 发表日期: 2010年1期
• 关键词: 青少年 儿童 腰围 学校 北方农村 中文 圆周 沿海城市 Overweight and obesity Central obesity Waist circ
• 基金项目: Funded by International Life Sciences Institute, Focal Point in China.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTWe would like to thank Mr. WK. LIAO, Mr. WH. XING, Ms X ZHANG, and other CNSSCH （Chinese National Survey on Student

Background Waist circumference(WC),a proxy measure of central body fat,is a better predictor than overall body fat for cardiovascular risk factors in both adults and children.WC cutoffs have been established in many countries,but the national WC reference