The results for WHtR differed in that increases in WHtR accelerated with age while increases in BMI slowed.

Differences in HR and ROCs between the different markers confirmed WC and WHtR to be the best predictors of incident T2DM.

Conclusions: These findings suggested that WHtR might be a useful indicator for screening high blood pressure risk in the routine primary-level health services for adolescents.

Linear models showed the HR of colon cancer and 95%CI would be 1.59 (1.24-2.02) with every 0.1 growth in WHtR.

WHtR presented good sensitivity and specificity in both sexes.