Neck circumference and excess weight: proposal of cutoff points for Brazilian adolescents
Objective: To indicate neck circumference (NC) cutoff points to identify excess weight at different stages of somatic maturation and evaluate the association between NC and body mass index (BMI). Methods: Cross-sectional study with 1715 adolescents. BMI was classified according to the World Health O...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Jornal de Pediatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755720301388 |