Evaluating <scp>WHtR</scp> and <scp>WC</scp> cut‐offs for abdominal obesity among children and adolescents: Insights from three National Surveys in China
The Chinese WC cut-offs and international cut-off (0.50) are optimal for childhood abdominal obesity screening in China due to their public health applicability. Standardized global criteria are urgently needed to enhance research comparability.
Authors
- Yihang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9446-5111)
- Shan Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6876-5558)
- Jie Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0973-8645)
- Yunfei Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5168-3978)
- Yi Song
- Tianyu Huang
- Ziyue Chen
- Peijin Hu
- Jun Ma
- Jiajia Dang
Institutions
- Peking University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
- Published
- 2026-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.70488
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00