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Optimal cut-off points of weight for height, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio for defining overweight and obesity in Thai school-aged children

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2013

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16822765

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Journal of Research in Health Sciences. Vol 13, No.1 (2013), p.13-18

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Rerksuppaphol S., Rerksuppaphol L. Optimal cut-off points of weight for height, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio for defining overweight and obesity in Thai school-aged children. Journal of Research in Health Sciences. Vol 13, No.1 (2013), p.13-18. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6751

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Optimal cut-off points of weight for height, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio for defining overweight and obesity in Thai school-aged children

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Rerksuppaphol S.
 Rerksuppaphol L.

Abstract

Background: The Body Mass Index (BMI) is widely used to diagnose overweight and obesity. However, there are limitations on the use of BMI and development of alternative measures can be of clinical importance. This study aimed to compare specificity and sensitivity of weight for height (W/H), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHTR) with BMI-for-age in diagnosing overweight and obesity in Thai school-age chil- dren. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Children between the ages of 6 and 13 who attended elementary schools were potential participants of the study. BMI, W/H, WC, and WHTR were calculated for each participant. The optimal cut-off points for the diag- nosis of overweight and obesity by W/H, WC and WHTR were generated by the receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC). Results: Using BMI cut-off points introduced by WHO, the overall prevalence of over- weight and obesity in the study population was 24.6% and 12.9% respectively. W/H, WC, and WHTR all showed acceptable sensitivity and specificity in diagnosing over- weight and obesity when compared to BMI-for-age results. W/H had a particularly high correlation with BMI-for-age. Conclusion: Cut-off points of 112% and 125% W/H are validated to determine over- weight and obesity in Thai school-aged children.

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Adolescent
 Article
 Body mass
 Child
 Controlled study
 Correlation analysis
 Cross-sectional study
 Diagnostic accuracy
 Diagnostic test accuracy study
 Ethnic group
 Female
 Human
 Intermethod comparison
 Major clinical study
 Male
 Obesity
 Preschool child
 Prevalence
 Primary school
 Receiver operating characteristic
 Reference value
 School child
 Sensitivity and specificity
 Thai
 Waist circumference
 Waist to height ratio
 Weight height ratio
 Classification
 Overweight
 Pediatric Obesity
 Thailand
 Body Mass Index
 Child
 Cross-Sectional Studies
 Female
 Humans
 Male
 Overweight
 Pediatric Obesity
 Prevalence
 Reference Values
 ROC Curve
 Sensitivity and Specificity
 Thailand
 Waist Circumference
 Waist-Height Ratio

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