Waist, neck circumferences, waist-to-hip ratio: Which is the best cardiometabolic risk marker in women with severe obesity? The SOON cohort.

Anne Laure BorelSandrine CoumesFabian RecheStéphane RucklyJean-Louis PépinRenaud TamisierNelly WionCatherine Arvieux

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Neck circumference appears the most appropriate anthropometric marker to identify the fat distribution associated with high cardiometabolic risk in women with severe obesity.

Keyphrases

body mass index
insulin resistance
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
body weight
adipose tissue
early onset
high fat diet induced
body composition
skeletal muscle