Neck circumference and excess weight: proposal of cutoff points for Brazilian adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To indicate neck circumference (NC) cutoff points to identify excess weight at different stages of somatic maturation and evaluate the association between NC and body mass index (BMI).

Methods

Cross-sectional study with 1715 adolescents. BMI was classified according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. Somatic maturation was obtained through the peak growth velocity (PGV). To define the cutoff points, curves of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) model were constructed. The agreement between the anthropometric evaluation instruments was analyzed. The association between the variables was verified.

Results

Of the girls, 93 were in the pre-PGV stage, 266 in the PGV stage, and 481 in the post-PGV stage. Of the boys, 264 were in the pre-PGV s

SUBMITTER: Folmann AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9432223 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature