Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing (기본간호학회지)
- Volume 12 Issue 3
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- Pages.347-353
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- 2005
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- 1225-9012(pISSN)
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- 2287-1802(eISSN)
Neck Circumference as a Measure for Identifying Obesity in Female College Students
여대생의 비만평가 방법으로서의 목둘레
- Chaung Seung-Kyo (Department of Nursing, Semyung University)
- 정승교 (세명대학교 간호학과)
- Published : 2005.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify whether neck circumference might be correlated with other obesity indices and to determine the neck circumference cutoff level for obesity in female college students. Method: The data were obtained by measuring other anthropometric indices including BMI and neck circumference from 325 female college students in J city, Chungbuk Province. Receiver Operating Characteristic curve(ROC curve) analysis was used to find the optimal neck circumference cutoff level against BMI