Utility of wrist circumference in recognition of metabolic syndrome in overweight and obese South Indian children and adolescents.

Objective: To describe the utility of wrist circumference in the identification of cardiometabolic risk in overweight and obese children.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the obesity clinic of a tertiary care referral hospital over a two year period. All children and adolescents aged 5-17 years with nutritional overweight and obesity were recruited.