Association of Anthropometric Indices With Metabolic Phenotypes of Obesity in Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-V Study

Background: Obesity, particularly in the upper part of the body, is a major health problem. Measuring the neck circumference (NC) and wrist circumference (WrC) is a relatively new method of differentiating between normal and abnormal fat distributions. This study aimed to evaluate the association of...

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Main Authors: Moloud Payab, Mostafa Qorbani, Nazila Shahbal, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Shirin Hasani-Ranjbar, Hoda Zahedi, Gita Shafiee, Hasan Ziaodini, Mohammad Ali Pourmirzaiee, Ramin Heshmat, Roya Kelishadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00786/full