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<front>
<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0212-1611</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Nutrición Hospitalaria]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Nutr. Hosp.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0212-1611</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Grupo Arán]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0212-16112018000300707</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.20960/nh.1582</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Validez del perímetro del cuello como marcador de adiposidad en niños, adolescentes y adultos: una revisión sistemática]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Validity of neck circumference as a marker of adiposity in children and adolescents, and in adults: a systematic review]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arias-Téllez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María José]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez-Téllez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Borja]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soto-Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Johana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Delgado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guillermo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Chile Facultad de Medicina Departamento de Nutrición]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago ]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Granada Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte Departamento de Educación Física y Deportiva. Grupo de Investigación PROFITH "Promoting Fitness and Health through Physical Activity"]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Granada ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Playa Ancha Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte Departamento Disciplinario de Educación Física]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Valparaíso ]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>35</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>707</fpage>
<lpage>721</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0212-16112018000300707&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0212-16112018000300707&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0212-16112018000300707&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El objetivo de la presente revisión sistemática fue realizar una búsqueda acerca de la validez del perímetro de cuello como marcador de adiposidad en niños y adolescentes así como en población adulta. Se realizó una búsqueda sistemática de artículos publicados antes del 30 de junio de 2017, utilizando las bases de datos PubMed y Web of Science. Se buscaron estudios originales, en idioma español o inglés, que analizaran la asociación entre el perímetro del cuello y al menos un marcador de adiposidad. En PubMed se usaron las categorías MeSH (medical subject heading). El criterio de búsqueda utilizado fue: ("neck circumference" or "neck diameter") AND ("Body Composition"[Mesh] OR "Anthropometry"[Mesh]). Se repitió la búsqueda en Web of Science. Se identificó un total de 494 estudios, de los cuales 47 fueron finalmente seleccionados para esta revisión. El 66% de los estudios (16 en niños y adolescentes y 15 en adultos) solo especifican que existe relación entre perímetro del cuello e indicadores doblemente-indirectos tales como el índice de masa corporal, la circunferencia de cintura o ratio circunferencia cintura/cadera en niños y adultos. Además, se observó que el perímetro del cuello se asocia de forma directa con marcadores de adiposidad indirectos, medidos mediante métodos de referencia tales como la tomografía axial computarizada (TAC) o la absorciometría dual de rayos X (DXA) en adultos, mientras que no se encontraron estudios en niños. En conclusión, el perímetro del cuello se asocia a marcadores indirectos de masa grasa total y central en niños y adolescentes, mientras que en adultos el perímetro del cuello se asocia a parámetros de adiposidad medidos tanto con métodos indirectos como doblemente-indirectos. Se requieren nuevos estudios con métodos que analicen la asociación entre el perímetro del cuello y la composición corporal analizada mediante métodos de referencia, principalmente en niños y adolescentes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The objective of this systematic review was doing a search of the validity of neck perimeter as a marker of adiposity in children and adolescents as well as in adults. A systematic search for articles published before June 30, 2017 was conducted using the PubMed and Web of Science databases. Original studies, in Spanish or English, were searched to analyze the association between neck circumference and any other marker of adiposity. MeSH (Medical Subject Heading) categories were used in PubMed. The search criteria used were: (("neck circumference" or "neck diameter") AND ("Body Composition" [Mesh] OR "Anthropometry" [Mesh])). This search was repeated in Web of Science. We identified 494 studies, of which 47 were finally selected for this review. From the total, 66% of studies (16 in children and adolescents and 15 in adults) only specify that there is a relationship between neck circumference and body mass index or waist circumference, waist/hip circumference ratio in children and adults. We also observed that neck circumference was directly associated with adiposity markers indirectly measured by reference methods such as computed tomography (CT) or dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in adults. Conversely, no studies were found in children and adolescents. In conclusion, neck circumference is associated with doubly-indirect markers of total and central fat mass in children and adolescents, while in adults it is associated with adiposity parameters measured with indirect and doubly-indirect methods. Further studies including methods that address the association between neck circumference and body composition analyzed using reference methods are required, especially in children and adolescents.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Diámetro de cuello]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Validez. Obesidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Masa grasa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Neck diameter]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Validity. Obesity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Fat mass]]></kwd>
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