Waist circumference cut-off values for the prediction of cardiovascular risk factors clustering in Chinese school-aged children: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Waist circumference percentiles (cm) by age and gender

Age (years)	n	3rd	10th	25th	50^th	75th	90th	97th
Boys	2830
6	152	44.3	46.5	49.3	52.6	57.0	62.7	71.2
7	469	46.4	48.7	51.5	55.0	59.6	66.1	76.6
8	506	48.2	50.6	53.6	57.4	62.5	70.0	83.1
9	421	49.5	52.4	55.9	60.5	66.6	75.5	90.3
10	550	49.9	53.5	57.8	63.2	70.3	79.9	94.2
11	499	50.3	54.4	59.4	65.4	73.1	83.1	96.8
12	233	51.7	56.6	62.4	69.3	77.7	88.0	101.0
Girls	2699
6	165	45.3	47.3	49.6	52.3	55.6	59.9	65.6
7	470	45.9	48.0	50.4	53.4	57.1	61.9	68.6
8	522	47.1	49.4	52.2	55.6	60.0	65.9	74.4
9	416	47.9	50.5	53.6	57.5	62.4	69.2	79.3
10	546	48.5	51.4	55.0	59.3	64.9	72.4	83.4
11	440	49.3	52.7	56.8	61.9	68.2	76.6	88.2
12	140	50.4	54.5	59.4	65.4	72.9	82.6	95.5

ISSN: 1471-2458