title: Waist to sitting height ratio may be a new useful index for screening obesity and related health risk.
authors.affiliation: Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong University Institute of Preventive Medicine, Shandong, China. Electronic address: sdcdczyx@163.com.
authors.forename: Ying-Xiu
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong University Institute of Preventive Medicine, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Jin-Shan
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong University Institute of Preventive Medicine, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Zun-Hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D055105:Waist Circumference
keywords: Adolescent; Blood pressure; Obesity; Waist-to-sitting height ratio