Waist circumference and waist circumference percentile curves for children and adolescents in Shanghai

Objective To construct the age-and gender-specific waist circumference and waist-height-ratio percentile curves for children and adolescents in Shanghai and to provide data for the study of excess central adiposity in the group.Methods With stratified cluster sampling method,14 301 students aged 7-18 years in Shanghai were selected as research subjects,LMS method was used to establish the centile curves.Results Age-and gender-specific percentiles of P5,P10,P15,P50,P85,P90 and P95 of waist circumference and waist-height-ratio and curves were accessed.Conclusion The centiles of waist circumference and waist-height-ratio percentile curves for children and adolescents in Shanghai have area and gender differences,and these data will provide a point of reference for the prevention of abdominal obesity.