Cutoffs and cardiovascular risk factors associated with neck circumference among community-dwelling elderly adults: a cross-sectional study

Cutoffs and cardiovascular risk factors associated with neck circumference among community-dwelling elderly adults: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: In elderly people, measurement of several anthropometric parameters may present complications. Although neck circumference measurements seem to avoid these issues, the cutoffs and cardiovascular risk factors associated with this parameter among elderly people remain...

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Main Authors: Hélio José Coelho Júnior, Ricardo Aurélio Carvalho Sampaio, Ivan de Oliveira Gonçalvez, Samuel da Silva Aguiar, Rafael Palmeira, José Fernando de Oliveira, Ricardo Yukio Asano, Priscila Yukari Sewo Sampaio, Marco Carlos Uchida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Antropometria
Pressão sanguínea
Obesidade
Idoso
Atenção primária à saúde
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