Martinez E, Devesa M, Bacallao J, Amador M
Department of Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Enrique Cabrera, La Habana, Cuba.
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1994 Aug;18(8):557-60.
Values of the waist-hip ratio (WHR), expressed as percentiles and stratified by sex and age, were obtained from a simple judgment sample of 7285 schoolchildren and adolescents (3721 males and 3564 females) aged between 4.5 and 20.5 years. WHR is higher with age in males, and it changes more gradually chronologically also. The graph for males shows three relative maxima at 6, 11-12 and 15-16 years; and for females, two relative maxima at 10 and 13 years. In females, there are two sharp reductions between 10 and 13 and between 13 and 16 years of age. The changes in WHR are associated with age and sexual maturation in both sexes. We conclude that WHR might be useful in assessing body fat distribution in late childhood and adolescence.
腰臀比（WHR）的值以百分位数表示，并按性别和年龄分层，这些值取自7285名4.5至20.5岁学童和青少年（3721名男性和3564名女性）的简单判断样本。男性的WHR随年龄增长而升高，且按时间顺序变化也更平缓。男性的图表显示在6岁、11 - 12岁和15 - 16岁出现三个相对峰值；女性的图表显示在10岁和13岁出现两个相对峰值。在女性中，10至13岁以及13至16岁之间有两个急剧下降阶段。男女两性的WHR变化均与年龄和性成熟有关。我们得出结论，WHR可能有助于评估儿童晚期和青少年期的体脂分布。
