Anthropometry and adiposity
obesity, overweight
OBESITY, DISEASE
Participants arrived at the medical center between 8:00 and 9:00 am after an overnight fast. Body weight was measured with an electronic scale (TANITA BWB-700, Tanita Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) with the subjects wearing lightweight clothing. Height was measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with a wall-mounted stadiometer (SECA 222, SECA Corp., Oakland Center, Columbia, MD, USA). BMI percentiles for age and sex were calculated according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) normative curves using the computer software Epi-info (obesity was defined conventionally as ≥ 95th percentile, overweight as 85