Potential factors related to waist circumference in urban South Indian children.

Objectives: To identify important factors (linked to lifestyle, eating and sedentary behaviors) relating to waist circumference among urban South Indian children aged 3 to 16 years.

Design: Cross sectional.

Setting: Urban schools of Bangalore, from August 2008 to January 2010.

Waist circumference and waist for height percentiles in urban South Indian children aged 3-16 years.

Objectives: To develop age and gender specific waist circumference references for urban Indian children aged 3 -16 years.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Urban preschools and schools of Bangalore.