The development of waist circumference percentiles in Singaporean children aged 6.0 - 12.9 years
Waist circumference (WC) is an indicator of intra-abdominal fat and correlates better with metabolic risks than body mass index (BMI). This study developed the first WC percentile curves in Singaporean school children aged 6.0-12.9 years. WC, height and weight of 905 Singaporean children (437 boys a...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59274 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |