hrp0084p3-850 | Fat | ESPE2015

Waist Height Ratio as a Marker of Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Adolescents

Nagesh V Sri , Sahay Rakesh Kumar , Kudugunti Neelaveni , Rao Vishnuvardhan , Hashmi Syed Mustafa , Vikram Aditya , Jiwani Sania , Hyder Sana

Background: Recent studies have shown a rising trend in pediatric obesity. However, studies dealing with the ultimate metabolic consequences of pediatric obesity and the means of accurately predicting these consequences are limited.Objective and hypotheses: To study the utility of WHtR as a marker of insulin resistance. To validate the presently used cutoffs (≧0.5) and validate its utility in populations studies.Method: 96 c...