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...

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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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-12-01
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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