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