Neck circumference and excess weight: proposal of cutoff points for Brazilian adolescents

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Augusto Gerhart Folmann (Συγγραφέας), Vaneza Lira Waldow Wolf (Συγγραφέας), Everton Paulo Roman (Συγγραφέας), Gil Guerra-Júnior (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Elsevier, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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Objective: To indicate neck circumference (NC) cutoff points to identify excess weight at different stages of somatic maturation and evaluate the association between NC and body mass index (BMI). Methods: Cross-sectional study with 1715 adolescents. BMI was classified according to the World Health O...