Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk by Waist-to-Height Ratio in School-Age Children

Background: Childhood overweight and obesity are among the major public health problems worldwide. In Mexico, it has been reported in 2018 that 35.6% of children between 5 and 11 years old were overweight or obese. Central obesity is associated with the development of different complications, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). An important tool used to evaluate obesity is the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and values higher than 0.5 suggest...