ESPE Abstracts

Background: Growth patterns in early childhood are important for predicting adult overweight or obesity. BMI is the most widely used measure. However BMI does not reveal much regarding the distribution of fat, for example the visceral fat that in adults is highly correlated with metabolic risk. Waist-to-Height Ratio (WtHR) is in adults a better measure for visceral fat and studies indicate that the same applies to children.Objective and hypotheses: To st...