Association of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity with neck circumference in eight Latin American countries

Association of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity with neck circumference in eight Latin American countries

Abstract Background Physical activity is a cornerstone in the prevention and treatment of obesity. There are relatively few studies that explore the effect of accelerometer-determined moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) on neck circumference (NC), most of them confined to single high-incom...

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Main Authors: Gerson Luis de Moraes Ferrari, Irina Kovalskys, Mauro Fisberg, Georgina Gomez, Attilio Rigotti, Lilia Yadira Cortés Sanabria, Martha Cecilia Yépez García, Rossina Gabriella Pareja Torres, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Ioná Zalcman Zimberg, Viviana Guajardo, Michael Pratt, Carlos Pires, Dirceu Solé, on behalf of the ELANS Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Physical activity
Accelerometer
Neck circumference
Obesity
Body composition
Anthropometric
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7153-y

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