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ESTIMATION OF WAIST AND HIP CIRCUMFERENCES USING BODY MASS INDEX IN DELHI SCHOOL GIRLS (6–11 YEARS)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2014

ASTHA BANSAL  and
P. C. JOSHI
ASTHA BANSAL*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, India
P. C. JOSHI
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, India
*
1Corresponding author. Email: asthabansal8@gmail.com
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Summary

Central obesity has been associated with the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease in children. A total of 358 Delhi school girls aged 6–11 years were measured for height, weight, waist circumference and hip circumference. The study demonstrates a linear correlation between body mass index (BMI) and waist and hip circumference and suggests an indirect method of estimating waist and hip circumferences, whose high values may be used for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. Further investigations on different groups are needed to substantiate these results and attribute BMI a predictive value in the clinical setting for the risk and diagnosis of childhood obesity-related metabolic disorders.

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Short Report
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 47 , Issue 4 , July 2015 , pp. 554 - 558
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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