Neck circumference as a predictor of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and low-grade systemic inflammation in children: the ACFIES study

Table 5 Advantages and limitations in pediatric population of anthropometrics measurements to identify metabolic alterations

	FPG	HDL-C	TG	SPB/DPB	hs-CRP	Insulin	HOMA-IR
BMI	-	+	++	++	++	++	++
WC	+	+	++	++	++	++	++
WHR	-	-	++	+	+	+	+
WHtR	-	-	++	++	+	++	++
%BF-BIA	-	+	++	++	+	++	++
%BF-Skinfold	-	++	+	++	++	++	++
NC	++	++	+	++	++	++	++

(-) Not correlation; (+) Correlation in girls or boys; (++) Correlation in both girls and boys
FPG fasting plasma glucose, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, hs-CRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, %BF-BIA body fat percentage – bioelectrical impedance analysis, %BF-Skinfold body fat percentage – skinfolds, NC neck circumference

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