PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - L A Moreno
AU  - A Sarría
AU  - J Fleta
AU  - A Marcos
AU  - M Bueno
TI  - Secular trends in waist circumference in Spanish adolescents, 1995 to 2000–02
AID  - 10.1136/adc.2004.067066
DP  - 2005 Aug 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 818--819
VI  - 90
IP  - 8
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/90/8/818.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/90/8/818.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2005 Aug 01; 90
AB  - Two studies, in 1995 and 2000–02, were compared to assess changes in waist circumference in adolescents. Between the two time periods, waist circumference increased significantly in males at 13 years and in females at 14 years. Significant changes in waist circumference were observed during the study period; the rates of change were 0.53 and 0.86 cm/y in boys and 0.67 and 0.87 cm/y in girls. Future morbidity in adolescents may be affected due to accumulation of excess central fat.