Neck circumference as a novel parameter to determine metabolic risk factors in obese children

Eur J Clin Invest 2012; 42 (6): 623–630 Abstract Background To establish the association between neck circumference and cardiometabolic risk factors and to determine the utility of the neck circumference as a parameter in predicting children at cardiometabolic risk. Materials and methods Five ‐ hundred and eighty‐one children (461: overweight/obese, 120: normal body mass index) aged between 5 and 18 years were enrolled. Neck circumference, waist...