Novel Waist-to-Height Ratio Estimated Fat Mass Pediatric Cut-offs Predict Hypertension Better than Body Mass Index in Multiracial United States Youths and Adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2015–2023 Cycle
Abstract
BACKGROUND: )] should be confirmed with surrogate markers, such as the waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHtR). Recent studies have reported that new pediatric WHtR adiposity cutpoints predicted the risk of type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, and bone fracture in adults more accurately than BMI, but its role in predicting hypertension remains unclear. OBJECTIVES: To examine the associations of WHtR cutpoints with elevated blood pressure (BP) and hypertension among multiracial United States participants. METHODS: Altogether 19,124 participants were studied from the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2015-2023 cycle. WHtR cutoffs were defined as normal fat (0.40 to
Fields of Study & Subjects
Obesity
Physical Activity
Diet
Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Nutrition
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Volume
- 156
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 101426–101426
- Publication date
- 19 February 2026
- Language
- EN