PMID- 20836723
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110118
LR  - 20100914
IS  - 1747-7174 (Electronic)
IS  - 1747-7166 (Linking)
VI  - 5
IP  - 5
DP  - 2010 Oct
TI  - The use of waist-to-stature ratio to identify underweight and overweight in 
      adolescents.
PG  - 390-5
LID - 10.3109/17477161003728451 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To examine the percentile distribution of waist-to-stature ratio 
      (WSR) and derive WSR cut-offs for underweight, normal weight, and overweight 
      based on the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) and local weight-for-height 
      standards in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. METHODS: In the Hong Kong Student 
      Obesity Surveillance project in 2006-2007, height, weight and waist circumference 
      of 13 568 (40.3% boys) Chinese adolescents aged 12-18 were measured. Smoothed 
      percentile distributions of WSR by age and sex were examined using 
      Lambda-Mu-Sigma (LMS) regression. The sex- and age-specific WSR values 
      corresponding to underweight and overweight, as defined by the IOTF and local 
      weight-for-height standards, were determined using receiver operating 
      characteristic curves. RESULTS: The percentile values of WSR were stable across 
      age in both sexes. In general, WSR values of 0.40 and 0.46 corresponded to 
      underweight and overweight, respectively, as defined by both IOTF and local 
      weight-for-height standards. As a reference for normal weight status, the median 
      weight-for-height values corresponded to a WSR value of 0.42 in most sex-age 
      subgroups. CONCLUSION: Sex and age independent WSR cut-off values for 
      underweight, median weight and overweight in Hong Kong adolescents were 
      identified. WSR is potentially a practical indicator for adolescents to monitor 
      their weight status.
FAU - Mak, Kwok Kei
AU  - Mak KK
AD  - Department of Community Medicine and School Public Health, The University of Hong 
      Kong, Hong Kong.
FAU - Ho, Sai Yin
AU  - Ho SY
FAU - Lo, Wing Sze
AU  - Lo WS
FAU - Thomas, Neil G
AU  - Thomas NG
FAU - McManus, Alison M
AU  - McManus AM
FAU - Lam, Tai Hing
AU  - Lam TH
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Int J Pediatr Obes
JT  - International journal of pediatric obesity : IJPO : an official journal of the 
      International Association for the Study of Obesity
JID - 101256330
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - *Body Height
MH  - Child
MH  - Diagnosis, Differential
MH  - Female
MH  - Hong Kong/epidemiology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Overweight/*diagnosis/epidemiology/ethnology
MH  - *Population Surveillance
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Regression Analysis
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Thinness/*diagnosis/epidemiology/ethnology
MH  - *Waist Circumference
EDAT- 2010/09/15 06:00
MHDA- 2011/01/19 06:00
CRDT- 2010/09/15 06:00
PHST- 2010/09/15 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/09/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/01/19 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.3109/17477161003728451 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Pediatr Obes. 2010 Oct;5(5):390-5. doi: 10.3109/17477161003728451.