Accuracy of Neck Circumference as a Screening Tool in Classifying General and Central Obesity

نویسندگان
Moazezi, Zoleika ID 1
Banasaz, Bahar ID 2
Heidari, Fatemeh ID 3
Khanlarzadeh, Elham ID 4

1 Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

2 Department of Pediatrics, Health Research center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Golestan, Iran.

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چکیده

Objective: the neck circumference (NC) as an index of obesity and upper-body subcutaneous adipose tissue distribution is recently used. This alternative screening tool is reliable, simple, quick and acceptable for assessment of overweight and obesity. the objectives of this study were to examine the correlation between NC measurement and diagnosis ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Neck circumference, General obesity, Visceral obesity, Anthropometric index.