Accuracy of Neck Circumference in Classifying Overweight and Obese US Children

Objective. To evaluate classification accuracy of NC and compare it with body mass index (BMI) in identifying overweight/obese US children. Methods. Data were collected from 92 children (boys: 61) aged 7 to 13 over a 2-year period. NC, BMI, and percent of body fat (BF%) were measured in each child a...

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Autores principales: Kim, Youngwon, Lee, Jung-Min, Laurson, Kelly, Bai, Yang, Gaesser, Glenn A., Welk, Gregory J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3929509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24639913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/781841

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3929509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24639913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/781841

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