| Use of leg length to height ratio to assess the risk of childhood overweight and obesity: results from a longitudinal cohort study. | |
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PMID: 22226032 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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PURPOSE: To determine whether leg-length to height ratio (LLHR) measured in children can be used to assess overweight and obese status 3 years later. METHODS: A total of 1166 children from South Ontario, Canada, were assessed in grade five and again in grade eight were included in this analysis. On the basis of LLHR gender-specific quartile cutoffs in grade five, children were categorized into four groups (Q1[low]-Q4). Gender and age specific cutoffs of body mass index were used to categorize children as overweight/obese or normal weight in grade eight. Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine the overweight/obesity risk association with LLHR. RESULTS: In comparing those in Q1 of LLHR, we found the odds ratios (OR, 95% confidence interval) of overweight/obese for those in the Q2-Q4 were 0.60 (0.29-1.21), 0.43 (0.21-0.89), and 0.32 (0.15-0.70) for boys and 0.77 (0.36-1.64), 0.60 (0.28-1.29), and 0.27 (0.12-0.62) for girls, respectively. The overweight/obesity risk association with LLHR remains after removing those who were considered overweight/obese at grade five. CONCLUSIONS: LLHR is associated with risk of childhood overweight/obesity. Further studies are warranted to investigate the role of LLHR on development of obesity. |
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Jian Liu; Nadia Akseer; Brent E Faught; John Cairney; John Hay |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Annals of epidemiology Volume: 22 ISSN: 1873-2585 ISO Abbreviation: Ann Epidemiol Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-01-09 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9100013 Medline TA: Ann Epidemiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 120-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Community Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. |
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