Neck circumference as a complementary measure for identifying excess body weight in children aged from 2 to 9 years

Neck circumference as a complementary measure for identifying excess body weight in children aged from 2 to 9 years

ABSTRACT Neck circumference (NC) indicates nutritional status and indirectly measures upper body subcutaneous fat, an independent predictor of cardiometabolic diseases. This study aims to analyze the accuracy of NC as a measure to assess excess body weight in children aged from two to nine years acc...

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Main Authors: Daniela dos Santos, Silmara Salete de Barros Silva Mastroeni, Cecilia Burigo Corrê, Marco Fabio Mastroeni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2025-08-01
Series:Fisioterapia e Pesquisa
Subjects:
Overweight
Neck
Child
Body Mass Index
Anthropometry
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-29502025000100218&lng=en&tlng=en
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