The aim of this study was to develop age and
sex specific reference values for waist
circumference (WC) based on a sample of 2015
primary school children (i.e. 979 boys and 1036
girls aged 9 12 years) who were randomly
selected from 19 primary schools in Makurdi,
Benue State of Nigeria. Waist and hip
circumferences were measured wi th a flexible
anthropometric tape according to the protocol of
the International Society for the Advancement of
Kinanthropometry (ISAK). Mean WC was higher
in girls than in boys, and these differences were
statistically signi ficant from age 10 onwards.
Similarly, hip circumference was significantly
higher (p<0.05) in girls than in boys at all ages.
Whereas waist and hip circumferences increased
with age in both sexes, the increase was relatively
greater for hip circumference. Generally, waist
related percentiles values increased wi th age in
boys and girls, but girls had higher values than
boys in most of the age specific percentiles. WC
showed significantly higher (p <0.0001) values in
girls than in boys at ages 10 12 years, and this
increased with age in both categories. The
reference data obtained in this study can be used
to identify children with high risk of developing
obesity related disorders and form the basis for
future research studies.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001058 |
| Date | 01 March 2009 |
| Creators | Toriola, AL, Goon, DT, Shaw, BS, Shaw, I, Arogbonlo, S, Wuam, S |
| Publisher | African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD) |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD) |
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