Abdominal and gluteal circumference as diagnostic criteria for the distribution of fat in childhood, adolescence and early adulthood
Hajnis, K.; Kunesová, M.
Sbornik Lekarsky 101(1): 43-49
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-8376 PMID: 10953621 Document Number: 522787
Two essential nutritional and anthropological parameters--abdominal (waist) and gluteal (hip) circumferences were measured during the period of growth by the method according to Martin [Martin & Saller, 1957] and Knussmann [1988]/M 62(1); M 64(1)/. 33,562 Czech probands of both sexes age 1.5 to 20 years were examined. Percentile networks of both circumferences were constructed for males and females.