Waist-to-Height Ratio, a Useful Index to Identify High Metabolic Risk in Overweight Children

Maffeis, Claudio; Banzato, Claudia; Talamini, Giorgio; Obesity Study Group of the Italian Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology,

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.09.021

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Waist-to-Height Ratio, a Useful Index to Identify High Metabolic Risk in Overweight Children

Claudio Maffeis, MD
- Department of Mother and Child, Biology-Genetics, Pediatric Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Reprint requests: Prof Claudio Maffeis, Department of Mother and Child, Biology-Genetics, Section of Pediatrics, University of Verona, P.zzale LA Scuro 10, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Claudia Banzato, MD
- Department of Mother and Child, Biology-Genetics, Pediatric Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Giorgio Talamini, MD
- Department of Biomedical and Surgical Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Obesity Study Group of the Italian Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology
- Brambilla Paolo, MD, Cerutti Franco, MD, Corciulo Nicola, MD, Cuccarolo Giuliano, MD, Di Pietro Mario, MD, Falorni Adriano, MD, Franzese Adriana, MD, Gennari Monia, MD, Grugni Graziano, MD, Iughetti Lorenzo, MD, Miraglia Del Giudice Emanuele, MD, Petri Antonella, MD, Trada Marcello, MD, and Yiannakou Petros, MD.

Received 28 March 2007; received in revised form 25 July 2007; accepted 10 September 2007. published online 19 November 2007.

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