Neck circumference cut-offs for overweight and obesity in a group of Mexican adolescents.

María Del Carmen Iñarritu-PérezMartha Kaufer-HorwitzLiria Yamamoto-KimuraCristina Morán-ÁlvarezGuadalupe Alvear-GalindoAlejandra Moreno-AltamiranoVerónica Cruz-Licea

Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2021)

Neck circumference may be used as a first-stage screening tool or jointly with BMI to identify overweight/obesity in 12-14-year-old Mexican adolescents.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
physical activity
young adults
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
body weight
type diabetes
adipose tissue