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Neck Circumference Percentiles of Iranian Children and Adolescents: The Weight Disorders Survey of CASPIAN IV Study
Author(s) -
Mostafa Hosseini,
Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh,
Mahmoud Yousefifard,
Mostafa Qorbani,
Neamatollah Ataei,
Hamid Asayesh,
Mehdi Yaseri,
Rasool Mohammadi,
Masoud Baikpour,
Arash Abbasi,
Roya Kelishadi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1726-9148
pISSN - 1726-913X
DOI - 10.5812/ijem.13569
Subject(s) - medicine , percentile , overweight , pediatrics , demography , obesity , body mass index , population , age groups , anthropometry , environmental health , statistics , mathematics , sociology
We demonstrated for the first time the NC reference values for the Iranian children and adolescents aged 7 - 18 years old. Considering the significant differences between our national NC references and the values reported from the Canadian population, it seems logical to use these national percentiles not only for epidemiologic studies but also for routine clinical examinations.

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