Neck circumference cut-off points to determine obesity in Chilean preschool children
| Autor: | María José Arias-Téllez, Barbara Leyton, Clarice M. De Lucena Martins, Juliana Kain, Gabriela Noemí Carrasco Navarro, Sandra Mahecha-Matsudo, Johana Patricia Soto-Sánchez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Scientific Reports. 8:177 |
| ISSN: | 2454-2164 2454-2156 |
| DOI: | 10.18203/issn.2454-2156.intjscirep20221588 |
| Popis: | Background: The prevalence of obesity in Chilean preschoolers is high. Simple methods for the diagnosis in Chilean preschoolers are of public health interest. We determined neck circumference cut-off points as a proxy measure of obesity according to age and sex.Methods: 597 participants (267 girls) were included. NC, weight, height, and waist circumference were measured. Body mass index scores (BMI z scores) was calculated. Descriptive variables for girls and boys were compared with t-test. Pearson correlations were calculated to examine the relationship of NC with classical anthropometric measures. NC cut-off values (ROC analysis) and Kappa coefficient, were calculated.Results: NC was positively associated with BMI z score and WC among girls and boys, across age groups (all pConclusions: NC demonstrated to be a reliable indicator for the diagnosis of obesity for Chilean preschoolers. Future studies are needed to validate this finding. |
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