Abstract
Objective: the aim was to establish reference standards
for waist/hip ratio among Colombia children and
adolescent aged 9 to 17.9 years who participated in “The
FUPRECOL Study”.
Methods: cross-sectional study. A sample of 3 005
children and 2 916 adolescents healthy Colombian youth
(boys n = 2 542 and girls n = 3 384) participated in the study.
Height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference
and sexual maturation status were measured. Reference
curves were fitted with the LMS method (L [curve Box–
Cox], M [curve median] and S [curve coefficient of
variation]), for boys and girls, stratified by age group,
and to compare them to international references.
Results: in all ages, the waist/hip ratio was higher
in boys than in girls. Subjects whose waist/hip ratio
was above the 90th percentile of the standard normal
distribution were considered to have high cardiovascular
risk (boys range 0.87 to 0.93 and girls range 0.85 to
0.89). Overall, our waist/hip ratio values were lower than
Europe, Asia and Africa values and similar to those of
some Latin American references.
Conclusions: values reference charts for waist/hip ratio
values specific for age and sex, obtained from children and
adolescents from Bogota, Colombia, are provided. They
may be used regionally, both for nutritional assessment
and to predict cardiovascular risks in early age.
for waist/hip ratio among Colombia children and
adolescent aged 9 to 17.9 years who participated in “The
FUPRECOL Study”.
Methods: cross-sectional study. A sample of 3 005
children and 2 916 adolescents healthy Colombian youth
(boys n = 2 542 and girls n = 3 384) participated in the study.
Height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference
and sexual maturation status were measured. Reference
curves were fitted with the LMS method (L [curve Box–
Cox], M [curve median] and S [curve coefficient of
variation]), for boys and girls, stratified by age group,
and to compare them to international references.
Results: in all ages, the waist/hip ratio was higher
in boys than in girls. Subjects whose waist/hip ratio
was above the 90th percentile of the standard normal
distribution were considered to have high cardiovascular
risk (boys range 0.87 to 0.93 and girls range 0.85 to
0.89). Overall, our waist/hip ratio values were lower than
Europe, Asia and Africa values and similar to those of
some Latin American references.
Conclusions: values reference charts for waist/hip ratio
values specific for age and sex, obtained from children and
adolescents from Bogota, Colombia, are provided. They
may be used regionally, both for nutritional assessment
and to predict cardiovascular risks in early age.
| Translated title of the contribution | VALUES OF WAIST/HIP RATIO AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS FROM BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA: THE FUPRECOL STUDY |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 2054-2061 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Nutricion Hospitalaria |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2015 |