Elevated neck circumference and associated factors in adolescents

Elevated neck circumference and associated factors in adolescents

BACKGROUND Upper body subcutaneous fat, estimated by neck circumference (NC), may present greater metabolic risk than visceral fat. The aim of this study was to determine cutoff values for NC in adolescents that identify overweight and obesity, the prevalence of elevated NC, and its association with associated factors. METHODS Cross-sectional study with adolescents from public schools in São ...

The association between neck circumference and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with acute coronary syndrome

  Purpose: To investigate the relationship between neck circumferences and cardiovascular risk   factors in patients with acute coronary syndrome.   Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 100 patients with acute coronary syndrome   in Kerman hospitals were assessed by measuring their neck circumference and risk factors of   cardiovascular disease. The data were analyzed by student t...

Neck circumference and clustered cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents: cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE Early detection of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, such as obesity, is crucial to prevent adverse long-term effects on individuals' health. Therefore, the aims were: (1) to explore the robustness of neck circumference (NC) as a predictor of CVD and examine its association with numerous anthropometric and body composition indices and (2) to release sex and age-specific NC cu...

Correction: Neck circumference and clustered cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents: cross-sectional study

Male Adolescents’ Health Needs in Iran and the Associated Factors

Background: Attention to adolescent health is one of the Millennium Development Goals. Adolescent health planning to achieve an acceptable level of health and prevention of waste of capital should be based on attention to all aspects of health and performing needs assessment.  Objective: This study aims to determine the health needs of male adolescents in Iran and the factors associated with t...