Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	2670
Country	Italy

Received	2013-03-07 08:52
Peer-Review Started	2013-03-07 14:19
To Make the First Decision	2013-05-23 17:17
Return for Revision	2013-05-24 10:46
Revised	2013-06-20 17:42
Second Decision	2013-07-25 11:46
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-07-25 12:57
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Central obesity in Yemeni children: A population based cross-sectional study
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Mohamed Bamoshmoosh, Luciano Massetti, Hameed Aklan, Mahdi Al-Karewany, Husni Al Goshae and Pietro Amedeo Modesti
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number HYpertension and Diabetes in Yemen Project is part of the Executive Programme of Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Italy and Yemen for the years 2006-2009 MIUR (Direzione Generale per le strategie e lo sviluppo dell’internazionalizzazione della ricerca scientifica e tecnologica), Rome, Italy Menarini International Operations Luxembourg SA
Corresponding Author	Pietro Amedeo Modesti, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy. pamodesti@unifi.it
Key Words	Central obesity; Waist circumference; Waist-to-height ratio; Waist to hip ratio; Developing countries
Core Tip	This study presents the first central obesity percentile curves of waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and waist to hip ratio (WHR) for Yemeni children aged six to nineteen years. WC, WHtR and WHR changed similarly in girls and boys until early adolescence. Thereafter, differently from what observed in Western countries, changes increased more in girls than in boys. Prevalence of central obesity in Yemeni children is low, being associated with urbanization and sedentary lifestyle, and varied according to the definition used: (1) WC percentile ≥ 90th (10.9%); (2) WHtR ≥ 0.5 (18.3%); (3) WC percentile ≥ 90th and WHtR ≥ 0.5 (8.6%).
Publish Date	2013-09-05 13:03
Citation	Bamoshmoosh M, Massetti L, Aklan H, Al-Karewany M, Al-Goshae H, Modesti PA. Central obesity in Yemeni children: A population based cross-sectional study. World J Cardiol 2013; 5(8): 295-304
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v5/i8/295.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v5.i8.295

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Peer-review Report	2670-Peer reviews.pdf
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