[Retracted] Analyzing Neck Circumference as a Tool for Evaluating Overweight and Obesity in Chinese Adolescents

Table 1

General characteristics of the study population.

Variable	Boys	Girls
Age (years)	15.4  1.6	15.5  1.5	0.517
Weight (kg)	47.2  10.8	46.6  11.0	0.001
Height (cm)	158.4  11.3	152.8  11.2	0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)	18.7  5.1	19.9  4.8	0.002
NC (cm)	32.9  3.0	31.5  3.2	0.014
WC (cm)	67.4  10.7	64.5  11.2	0.001

BMI: body mass index; NC: neck circumference; WC: waist circumference. T-test was used to compare the difference between boys and girls. values <0.05 were considered significant.