Novel Anthropometric Indices as Screening Tools for Obesity: A Study on Healthy Iranians

Background and Aims. Upper body fat distribution is more related to cardiometabolic diseases than central obesity. Neck circumference (NC) and neck-to-height ratio (NHtR) are two indicators of upper body obesity that are affordable, easy to obtain, highly reproducible, and more practical in the crow...

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Main Authors: Toktam Alirezaei, Hamid Soori, Rana Irilouzadian, Hadis Najafimehr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6612411