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Metabolic risk assessment in children and adolescents using the tri-ponderal mass index

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Waist-circumference-to-height-ratio had better longitudinal agreement with DEXA-measured fat mass than BMI in 7237 children

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PDF) Waist-to-height ratio is a simple and practical alternative to waist circumference to diagnose metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes

Waist-height ratio and waist are the best estimators of visceral fat in type 1 diabetes

Frontiers Waist-corrected BMI predicts incident diabetes mellitus in a population-based observational cohort study

Frontiers Waist-corrected BMI predicts incident diabetes mellitus in a population-based observational cohort study

A systematic review of waist-to-height ratio as a screening tool for the prediction of cardiovascular disease and diabetes: 0·5 could be a suitable global boundary value, Nutrition Research Reviews