Is 0.5 the Optimal Waist-to-Height Ratio for Predicting Cardio-Metabolic Risk in Children?

Normal BMI + Low WC (Reference) 1.0 — — 1.0 — — Normal BMI + High WC 1.80 1.27 2.5 ,0.001 6.6 0.39 112 0.19 Overweight BMI + High WC 0.38 0.28 0.51 ,0.001 1.08 0.69 1.08 0.71 Overweight BMI + Low WC 0.93 0.75 1.17 0.57 0.70 0.50 0.97 0.03 Obese BMI + Low WC 0.61 0.26 1.45 0.27 0.71 0.25 2.0 0.52 Obese BMI + High WC 0.46 0.36 0.59 ,0.001 0.75 0.44 1.27 0.27 Overweight BMI alone 0.63 0.53 0.76 ,0.001 0.58 0.45 0.75 ,0.001 Obese BMI alone 0.43 0.34 0.54 ,0.001 0.41 0.29 0.58 ,0.001 High WC alone 1.03 0.87 1.22 0.70 1.20 0.86 -1.67 0.283 High WHR alone 2.43 2.06 2.87 ,0.001 1.33 0.59 2.99 0.49