Is neck circumference measurement an indicator for abdominal obesity? A pilot study on Turkish Adults

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Saka M., Turker P., Ercan A., Kiziltan G., Bas M.

AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.570-575, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.11
  • Dergi Adı: AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.570-575
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Neck circumference, obesity, METABOLIC SYNDROME, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK, SCREENING MEASURE, OVERWEIGHT, CHILDREN
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Neck circumference (NC) measurement is one of the simple screening measurements which can be used as an index of upper body fat distribution to identify obesity.