NECK CIRCUMFERENCE POSITIVELY RELATED WITH CENTRAL OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT IN TURKISH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

Ozkaya I., Tunckale A.

CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol.24, no.2, pp.91-94, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.21101/cejph.a4555
  • Journal Name: CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.91-94
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: According to the World Health Organization, central obesity is increasing alarmingly worldwide. Neck circumference is a relatively new method of differentiating between normal and abnormal fat distribution. The aim of this study is to determine the association between neck circumference and central obesity in young Turkish male and female university students.