Open AccessIs Neck Circumference an Indicator for Metabolic Complication of Childhood Obesity?
Author(s) -
Nayera E. Hassan,
Abeer Atef,
Sahar A. El-Masry,
Amany Ibrahim,
Muhammad Al-Tohamy,
Enas Abdel Rasheed,
Galal Ismail Ahmed Elashry
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2015.012
Subject(s) - medicine , waist , blood pressure , obesity , percentile , body mass index , metabolic syndrome , lipid profile , childhood obesity , blood sugar , risk factor , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , overweight , cholesterol , statistics , mathematics
The possible role of neck circumference (NC) for screening childhood obesity and its complication is not well characterized.
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