title: Waist Circumference-to-Height Ratio Detected in a Convenient Sample of Young Slovak People with Increased Cardio-Metabolic Risk.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cardiovascular disease is a serious problem increasingly affecting young people worldwide. Cardio-metabolic risk factors include lipid profile parameters and atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), as well as basic anthropometric parameters such as the ratio of waist circumference to height (WHtR). The aim of our study was to determine WHtR.
  
  
  METHODS
  WHtR was determined in a group of 500 clinically healthy young people aged 18-25 and, on the basis of measured data, a reference range for WHtR was designed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average WHtR value for the whole group was 0.45±0.06, with 0.46±0.06 for men, and 0.44±0.06 for women. WHtR values in respondents with all other parameters in normal range were from 0.41 to 0.52 for men and from 0.38 to 0.50 for women. Values are similar to those observed in other studies across diverse world populations. A positive correlation was observed between WHtR and atherogenic indices (AP1, AIP) uric acid levels and lipid profile parameters at p<0.001, with the exception of glucose and HDL. WHtR and HDL were negatively correlated at p<0.001.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As WHtR can be easily determined, it can be used as another cardio-metabolic risk factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: Zdenka
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hertelyová
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: Janka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vašková
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: Ladislav
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vaško
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D001827:Body Height; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D018154:Slovakia; D055105:Waist Circumference
keywords: atherogenic parameters; cardio-metabolic risk; lipid profile; waist circumference to height ratio; young people