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Neck Circumference May Be a Better Alternative to Standard Anthropometric Measures

This paper evaluates neck circumference as a metabolic risk marker. Overweight/obese, nondiabetic Hispanics, 40–65 years old, who are free of major cardiovascular diseases, were recruited for the San Juan Overweight Adults Longitudinal Study (SOALS). Baseline exams were completed by 1,206 participan...

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Autores principales: Joshipura, Kaumudi, Muñoz-Torres, Francisco, Vergara, José, Palacios, Cristina, Pérez, Cynthia M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4766356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26981543
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6058916