title: Waist-to-height ratio is not a predictor of systolic blood pressure in 3-year-old children.
abstract: Waist:height has been proposed as an indicator of cardiovascular risk. We investigated the association of waist:height with systolic BP (sBP) in 3 year old children. Body mass index was a significant predictor of sBP, whereas waist:height was not: suggesting waist:height is not a useful indicator of sBP in this age group.
authors: Research Centre for Early Origins of Health and Disease, Robinson Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. melissa.whitrow@adelaide.edu.au
authors: Melissa J
authors: MJ
authors: Whitrow
authors: Vivienne M
authors: VM
authors: Moore
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Davies
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D013599:Systole; D055105:Waist Circumference