title: Comparison of different anthropometric indices for identifying dyslipidemia in school children.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Anthropometric indices have been associated with dyslipidemia.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To compare the abilities of BMI, waist circumference (WC) and WC/height to identify children's dyslipidemia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Students 1261 (639 male) age 9.5±2.1 years. were examined for anthropometry and lipid levels. Triglycerides ≥1.69 mmol/L and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) <0.91 mmol/L were considered abnormal per American Heart Association.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of abnormal triglycerides was 4.1% and HDL-C 8.1%. The areas under the receiver operator curves (ROC) were: BMI=0.87, WC=0.83, and WC/height=0.84 in predicting both low HDL-C and high triglycerides. Multiple regression analyses showed that the odds ratios (OR) were highest for WC [6.5], followed by WC/height [5.4], and BMI [4.9], for dyslipidemia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that WC, WC/height, and BMI similarly predicted dyslipidemia, using ROC analyses. However, regression analyses showed that WC followed by WC/height was most predictive of dyslipidemia.
authors.affiliation: Nutrition and Diabetes Department, Hospital Durand, Buenos Aires, Argentina. vhirschler@intramed.net
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hirschler
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Molinari
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maccallini
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aranda
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oestreicher
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D055105:Waist Circumference / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides