Correlation between Neck Circumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study

Correlation between Neck Circumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study

Neck circumference (NC) is being used to identify the risk of chronic diseases. There is a high prevalence of overweight and obesity in Latin America, and neck circumference is a simple and practical measurement to assess this, especially in primary health centers. We analyzed the correlation betwee...

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Main Authors: Reyna Liria-Domínguez, Marcela Pérez-Albela, María-Paz Vásquez, Georgina Gómez, Irina Kovalskys, Mauro Fisberg, Lilia Yadira Cortés, Martha Cecilia Yépez García, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Attilio Rigotti, Gerson Ferrari, Rossina G. Pareja, on behalf of the ELANS Study Group
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: MDPI AG 2021
Subjects:
waist circumference
body mass index
neck circumference
obesity
overweight
Medicine
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/80410d8b900b4bd281520cfc8f913818
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