Neck circumference may be a valuable tool for screening individuals with obesity: findings from a young Chinese population and a meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Xiaoting Pei (Author), Li Liu (Author), Mustapha Umar Imam (Author), Ming Lu (Author), Yanzi Chen (Author), Panpan Sun (Author), Yaxin Guo (Author), Yiping Xu (Author), Zhiguang Ping (Author), Xiaoli Fu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Central obesity and overweight/obesity can result in various chronic non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes mellitus. Waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) are widely used to measure obesity despite their limitatio...