Neck Circumference to Assess Obesity in Preschool Children

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KONDOLOT M., Horoz D., Poyrazoğlu S., BORLU A., ÖZTÜRK A., Kurtoglu S., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY, cilt.9, sa.1, ss.17-23, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/jcrpe.3525
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.17-23
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Preschool children, obesity, neck circumference, percentiles, cut-offs, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK-FACTORS, BODY-FAT DISTRIBUTION, CHILDHOOD OBESITY, ADIPOSITY, INDEX, PERCENTILES, ASSOCIATION, ADOLESCENTS
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Limited information is available about the use of neck circumference (NC) to assess obesity in preschool children. This study aims to provide NC percentiles and determine the cut-off levels of NC as a measure to assess obesity in preschool children.