Waist-to-Height Ratio Is a Better Anthropometric Index than Waist Circumference and BMI in Predicting Metabolic Syndrome among Obese Mexican Adolescents
Joint Authors
Rodea-Montero, Edel Rafael
Evia-Viscarra, María Lola
Apolinar-Jiménez, Evelia
Source
International Journal of Endocrinology
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-12-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To identify the degree of association between anthropometric indices and components of metabolic syndrome (MS) and to determine optimal cut-off points of these indices for predicting MS in obese adolescents.
Methods.
A cross-sectional study with a sample of ( n = 110 ) Mexican obese adolescents grouped by sex and the presence/absence of MS.
BMI percentile, waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) were tested.
ROC curves of the anthropometric indices were created to identify whether an index was a significant predictor of MS.
Results.
BMI percentile, WC, and WHtR were significantly correlated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
As predictors of MS overall patients, the BMI percentile generated an area under curve (AUC) of 0.651 ( P = 0.008 ), cut-off point above the 99th percentile.
WC generated an AUC of 0.704 ( P < 0.001 ), cut-off point of ≥90 cm.
WHtR demonstrated an AUC of 0.652 ( P = 0.008 ), cut-off point of 0.60.
WHtR ≥0.62 and WHtR ≥0.61 generate AUC of 0.737 ( P = 0.006 ) and AUC of 0.717 ( P = 0.014 ) for predicting hypertension and insulin resistance, respectively, in females.
Conclusion.
WHtR is a better tool than WC and BMI for identifying cardiometabolic risk.
The overall criterion (WHtR ≥ 0.6) could be appropriate for predicting MS in obese Mexican adolescents.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rodea-Montero, Edel Rafael& Evia-Viscarra, María Lola& Apolinar-Jiménez, Evelia. 2014. Waist-to-Height Ratio Is a Better Anthropometric Index than Waist Circumference and BMI in Predicting Metabolic Syndrome among Obese Mexican Adolescents. International Journal of Endocrinology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rodea-Montero, Edel Rafael…[et al.]. Waist-to-Height Ratio Is a Better Anthropometric Index than Waist Circumference and BMI in Predicting Metabolic Syndrome among Obese Mexican Adolescents. International Journal of Endocrinology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rodea-Montero, Edel Rafael& Evia-Viscarra, María Lola& Apolinar-Jiménez, Evelia. Waist-to-Height Ratio Is a Better Anthropometric Index than Waist Circumference and BMI in Predicting Metabolic Syndrome among Obese Mexican Adolescents. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1036430
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1036430