Neck Circumference as an Anthropometric Measure of Obesity in Diabetics

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Insulin resistance is associated with visceral subcutaneous fat content. Neck circumference (NC) is a marker of upper body subcutaneous adipose tissue distribution. AIM: The aim of this study is to compare NC in diabetics and non-dia...

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Autores principales: Aswathappa, Jagadamba, Garg, Sumit, Kutty, Karthiyanee, Shankar, Vinutha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3560135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23378952
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1947-2714.106188

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3560135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23378952
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1947-2714.106188

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