The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it
(MEND) Program, a multicomponent community‐based childhood obesity intervention …

El objetivo de la presente revisión sistemática fue realizar una búsqueda acerca de la
validez del perímetro de cuello como marcador de adiposidad en niños y adolescentes así …

Objective: To critically analyze articles on the relation between neck circumference (NC) in
adolescents and: body mass index, fat distribution, metabolic syndrome and its individual …

Objectives Adiposity in middle age is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease
and type 2 diabetes; less is known about the impact of adiposity from early adult life. We …

Background Obesity is a global health concern but the United States has reported a leveling
in obesity rates in the pediatric population. Objective To provide updated waist …

Background Asthma and obesity are important and growing health issues worldwide.
Obesity is considered a risk factor for asthma, due to the induction of changes in airway …

Objective To determine the influence of sex and race on relationships between
anthropometry (body mass index [BMI], waist circumference [WC], waist‐to‐height ratio …

Background: Neck circumference (NC) has been proposed as an indicator of upper trunk
adiposity and a potential indicator of metabolic risk. The objective was to evaluate NC and …

This study utilized FT-Raman spectroscopy, linear regression models, principal component
analysis (PCA), and correlation to explore the link between BMI and serum chemical …

Obesity is a strong determinant of blood pressure. Uncertainty remains, however, about
which indices of adiposity most strongly predict blood pressure, particularly among those …