Author's response to reviews Title:Development of waist circumference percentiles for Japanese children and an examination of their screening utility for childhood metabolic syndrome - a population-based cross-sectional study Authors:
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Rie Matsushita ([email protected]) Tsuyoshi Isojima ([email protected]) Ryuzo Takaya ([email protected]) Eiichiro Satake ([email protected]) Rie Yamaguchi ([email protected]) Kazuteru Kitsuta ([email protected]) Eiko Nagata ([email protected]) Shinichiro Sano ([email protected]) Toshiki Nakanishi ([email protected]) Yuichi Nakagawa ([email protected]) Takehiko Ohzeki ([email protected]) Tsutomu Ogata ([email protected]) Yasuko Fujisawa ([email protected])
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Development of waist circumference percentiles for Japanese children and an examination of their screening utility for childhood metabolic syndrome: a population-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND In Japan, waist circumference (WC) percentiles to screen for childhood metabolic syndrome (MetS) are unavailable. The objectives of this study were to develop WC and WC-to-height ratio (WC/Ht) percentile curves by age and sex for Japanese children, and to test their utility in screening for MetS in children with obesity who are otherwise healthy. METHODS The WC and WC/Ht percentile...
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