A Comparison between BMI, Waist Circumference, and Waist-To-Height Ratio for Identifying Cardio-Metabolic Risk in Children and Adolescents

• Luís B. Sardinha ,

  * E-mail: lsardinha@fmh.ulisboa.pt

  Affiliation Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz-Quebrada, Portugal

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• Diana A. Santos,

  Affiliation Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz-Quebrada, Portugal

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• Analiza M. Silva,

  Affiliation Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz-Quebrada, Portugal

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• Anders Grøntved,

  Affiliation Centre of Research in Childhood Health, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

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• Lars B. Andersen,

  Affiliations Centre of Research in Childhood Health, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, Department of Sport Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway

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• Ulf Ekelund

  Affiliations MRC Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke’s Hospital Hills Road, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Department of Sport Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway

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