Waist circumference centiles by age and sex for Japanese children based on the 1978-1981 cross-sectional national survey data

• Published in: Annals of human biology Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 56 - 61
• Main Authors: Anzo, Makoto, Inokuchi, Mikako, Matsuo, Nobutake, Takayama, John I., Hasegawa, Tomonobu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa UK Ltd 01.01.2015; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age Factors; BMI; Body Mass Index; central obesity; Child; childhood obesity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Growth Charts; Humans; Japan - epidemiology; Male; nationally representative data; Pediatric Obesity - epidemiology; Reference Values; Sex Factors; trends; Waist Circumference; Japan; central obesity; nationally representative data; trends; childhood obesity; BMI

Abstract Aim: The aim of this study was to establish reference values for waist circumference among Japanese youths using the 1978-1981 nationally representative data. Subject and methods: Growth charts were derived using Cole's LMS method, which adjusts the waist circumference distribution for...