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Waist circumferences of chilean students: Comparison of the CDC-2012 standard and proposed percentile curves

Cossio-Bolaños, Marco Antonio; Gómez-Campos, Rossana; Lee-Andruske, Cynthia; Hespanhol, Jefferson; Sulla-Torres, José; De Arruda, Miguel; Luarte Rocha, Cristian (2015)

The measurement of waist circumference (WC) is considered to be an important means to control overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. The objectives of the study were to (a) compare the WC measurements of Chilean ...

Physical growth and body adiposity curves in students of the Maule Region (Chile)

Gómez-Campos, Rossana; De Arruda, Miguel; Lee-Andruske, Cynthia; Leite Portella, D.; Pacheco-Carrillo, Jaime; Urra-Albornoz, Camilo; Sulla-Torres, José; Luarte Rocha, Cristian; Cossio-Bolaños, Marco Antonio (2019)

Objectives: Physical growth and body adiposity patterns provide relevant information to infer the nutritional and health status of students. Our objectives were (a) to compare the variables of body adiposity and physical ...