Table 5

Neck circumference cut-off values for determining overweight/obese youth with BMI, WC and BFP

AgeUsing Cole’s BMI cut-off valuesUsing Katzmarzyk’s WC cut-off valuesUsing McCarthy’s BFP cut-off values
BoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirls
625.825.725.325.025.625.9
726.726.226.225.726.626.6
827.626.927.126.627.627.3
928.527.528.327.528.528.0
1029.528.329.528.329.528.7
1130.529.030.629.230.429.3
1231.529.831.829.931.329.9
1332.430.632.930.632.130.5
1433.431.333.931.332.931.0
1534.431.934.731.633.731.5
1635.332.535.432.034.532.0
1736.232.936.132.235.432.5
1837.133.536.732.536.333.1
  • BFP, body fat percentage; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference.