Neck circumference as a discriminator of obesity in older women enrolled in a physical activity program

• Main Authors: Daniel Rogério Petreça (Author), Enaiane Cristina Menezes (Author), Paula Fabricio Sandreschi (Author), Felipe Fank (Author), Giovana Zarpellon Mazo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate neck circumference (NC) as a discriminator of overweight and obesity and to establish cut-off points for physically active older women. The sample consisted of 170 older women (69.5 ± 6.8 years) practicing physical activity. Anthropometric measures (body weight,...