Table 1 A summary of population studies on children's waist circumference

Italy^a

F 1418, M 1440

6–14

1993

Zannolli et al., 1996 [19]

Spain^b

F 659, M 701

6–14.9

1996

Moreno et al., 1999 [20]

Cyprus^a

F 1214, M 1258

6–17

1999–2000

Savva et al., 2001 [21]

UK^b

F 3585, M 4770

5–16.9

1988

McCarthy et al., 2001 [22]

Canada^c

F 1524, M 1540

10.5–18.5

1981

Katzmarzyk, 2004 [23]

USA^d

F 4944, M 4769

2–18

1988–94

Fernandez et al., 2004 [24]

Netherlands^b

F 7018, M 7482

0–21

1996–1997

Fredriks et al., 2005 [25]

Australia^a

F 4162, M 4277

7–15

1985

Eisenmann et al., 2005 [26]

Iran^b

F 10858, M 10253

6–18

2003–2004

Kelishadi et al., 2007 [27]

Present study^b

F 7370, M 7472

6–18

2005–2006