Neck circumference and its association with cardiometabolic risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Neck circumference and its association with cardiometabolic risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Recently, neck circumference (NC) has been used to predict the risk of cardiometabolic factors. This study aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine: (i) the sensitivity (SE) and specificity (SP) of NC to predict cardiometabolic risk factors and (ii) the a...

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Main Authors: Asal Ataie-Jafari, Nazli Namazi, Shirin Djalalinia, Pouria Chaghamirzayi, Mohammad Esmaeili Abdar, Sara Sarrafi Zadehe, Hamid Asayesh, Maryam Zarei, Armita Mahdavi Gorabi, Morteza Mansourian, Mostafa Qorbani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Subjects:
Neck circumference
Metabolic syndrome
Cardiometabolic risk factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-018-0373-y

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