title: [Adipose tissue distribution in children with excess body weight and possible complications of obesity. I. Evaluation of an index (waist to hip circumference) in children with simple obesity].
abstract: Distribution of the fat tissue has been estimated in 94 children with simple obesity and in 100 children with normal parameters of the somatic development. The relation of waist measurement (at the navel level) to the hip measurement (at the level of sacral bone) (p/b) was evaluated. This ratio was higher in the group of the obese than in the normotensive children. Higher values of the waist measurement can indicate an excessive fat tissue deposition in the epigastrium. This is a poor prognostic factor as it indicates the greater risk of complications of obesity. This children should be followed up.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krawczuk-Rybakowa
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pedziński
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Siwiński
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Malinowska
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D000886:Anthropometry; D001824:Body Constitution; D006615:Hip; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*
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