Neck circumference as a discriminator of obesity in older women enrolled in a physical activity program

Neck circumference as a discriminator of obesity in older women enrolled in a physical activity program

The aim of this study was to evaluate neck circumference (NC) as a discriminator of overweight and obesity and to establish cut-off points for physically active older women. The sample consisted of 170 older women (69.5 ± 6.8 years) practicing physical activity. Anthropometric measures (body weight,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista brasileira de cineantropometria & desempenho humano 2017-12, Vol.19 (6), p.710-719
Hauptverfasser: Petreça, Daniel Rogério, Menezes, Enaiane Cristina, Sandreschi, Paula Fabricio, Fank, Felipe, Mazo, Giovana Zarpellon
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Sprache:eng
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anthropometry
Body mass index
Exercise
motor activity
neck
Obesity
roc curve
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Zusammenfassung:The aim of this study was to evaluate neck circumference (NC) as a discriminator of overweight and obesity and to establish cut-off points for physically active older women. The sample consisted of 170 older women (69.5 ± 6.8 years) practicing physical activity. Anthropometric measures (body weight, height, waist circumference – WC, and NC) were obtained and the body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Correlation analysis was performed and ROC curves were constructed. NC was significantly correlated with BMI (rho = 0.656; p
ISSN:1415-8426
1980-0037
1980-0037
DOI:10.5007/1980-0037.2017v19n6p710