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Elevated neck circumference and associated factors in adolescents
BACKGROUND: Upper body subcutaneous fat, estimated by neck circumference (NC), may present greater metabolic risk than visceral fat. The aim of this study was to determine cutoff values for NC in adolescents that identify overweight and obesity, the prevalence of elevated NC, and its association wit...
Autores principales: | Ferretti, Roberta de Lucena, Cintra, Isa de Pádua, Passos, Maria Aparecida Zanetti, Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes, Fisberg, Mauro |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4351829/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25880196 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1517-8 |
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