Creation of a reference dataset of neck sizes in children: standardizing a potential new tool for prediction of obesity-associated diseases?
BMC Pediatr
; 14: 159, 2014 Jun 21.
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| ID: mdl-24952386
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Neck circumference (NC), is an emerging marker of obesity and associated disease risk, but is challenging to use as a screening tool in children, as age and sex standardized cutoffs have not been determined. A population-based sample of NC in Canadian children was collected, and age- and sex-specific reference curves for NC were developed.METHODS:
NC, waist circumference (WC), weight and height were measured on participants aged 6-17 years in cycle 2 of the Canadian Health Measures Survey. Quantile regression of NC versus age in males and females was used to obtain NC percentiles. Linear regression was used to examine association between NC, body mass index (BMI) and WC. NC was compared in healthy weight (BMI < 85th percentile) and overweight/obese (BMI > 85th percentile) subjects.RESULTS:
The sample included 936 females and 977 males. For all age and sex groups, NC was larger in overweight/obese children (p < 0.0001). For each additional unit of BMI, average NC in males was 0.49 cm higher and in females, 0.43 cm higher. For each additional cm of WC, average NC in males was 0.18 cm higher and in females, 0.17 cm higher.CONCLUSION:
This study presents the first reference data on Canadian children's NC. The reference curves may have future clinical applicability in identifying children at risk of central obesity-associated conditions and thresholds associated with disease risk.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sobrepeso
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Gráficos de Crecimiento
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Cuello
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Pediatr
Asunto de la revista:
PEDIATRIA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá