ArticlePublic health nutrition2019
Neck circumference as an indicator of elevated central adiposity in children.
Article in Public health nutrition, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04679246 (Participatory Intervention to Improve Nutrition and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren From Acatlán de Juárez, Jalisco), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Participatory Intervention to Improve Nutrition and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren From Acatlán de Juárez, Jalisco
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Neck Circumference and the Heart: Unveiling a New Anthropometric Marker for LVH Risk in Type 2 Diabetes-The TESEO Study.Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews · 2025Article
- Neck-to-height ratio in screening for abdominal obesity among children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Neck Circumference and Its Relation with Body Fat Percentage in Children 5-10 Years Old.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The value of neck adipose tissue as a predictor for metabolic risk in health and type 2 diabetes.Biochemical pharmacology · 2024Article
- Percentile Reference Values for the Neck Circumference of Mexican Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Neck and Wrist Circumferences as Indicators of Metabolic Alterations in the Pediatric Population: A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Neck Circumference and Its Association with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Pediatric Population.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe aimed to study the correlation between neck circumference (NC) and anthropometric adiposity indicators, and to determine cut-off points of NC for both sexes to identify elevated central adiposity in schoolchildren in western Mexico.
designCross-sectional study.
settingRural settings in western México.ParticipantsChildren from a convenience sample of six schools in Acatlán, Jalisco, Mexico (n 1802).
resultsNC showed a strong positive correlation with all anthropometric adiposity indicators in both sexes, which were notably higher in boys regardless of age. Noteworthy, waist circumference displayed the highest significant correlation when analysed by both age and sex. As age increased, NC cut-off points to identify elevated central adiposity ranged from 25·7 to 30·1 cm for girls and from 27·5 to 31·7 cm for boys.
conclusionsNC could be used as a simple, inexpensive and non-invasive indicator for central obesity assessment in Mexican schoolchildren.
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