Neck circumference as a potential marker of metabolic syndrome among college students
OBJECTIVE: to relate neck circumference with metabolic syndrome and its criteria among college students.METHOD: cross-sectional study conducted with 702 college students in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil from September 2010 to June 2011. Socio-demographic data, waist circumference and neck circumference were...
Main Authors: | Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira, Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo, Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas, Carla Regina de Souza Teixeira, Maria Lúcia Zanetti, Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2014-12-01
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Series: | Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692014000600973&lng=en&tlng=en |
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