Neck Circumference as a Valuable Tool to Identify the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Mexican Children

• Main Authors: Evelyn Valencia-Sosa (Author), Guillermo Julián González-Pérez (Author), Clío Chávez-Palencia (Author), María Guadalupe Vega-López (Author), Enrique Romero-Velarde (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Objectives: Neck circumference (NC) has been proposed as a simple measurement to identify patients with overweight and obesity. It has been found that adipose tissue at the cervical level is associated with the presence of metabolic alterations. The aim of this study was to estimate the a...