Correction: Neck circumference and clustered cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents: cross-sectional study

Castro-Piñero J, Delgado-Alfonso A, Gracia-Marco L The UP&DOWN Study Group, et al. Neck circumference and clustered cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents: cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2017;7:e016048. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016048

An error in translating the results from the tables to the text has been included in this study. Statistical analysis was correct as well as the results shown in tables and figure. The correction of this error does not change the results or conclusions of the study, but for clarification, the following corrections are noted:

In Results section of the Abstract, 'NC was negatively associated with maximum oxygen consumption (R2=0.231, P<0.001 for boys; R2=0.018, P<0.001 for girls) and positively associated with SBP, DBP, TC/HDL-c, TG, HOMA, complement factors C-3 and C-4, leptin, adiponectin and clustered CVD risk factor in both sexes (R2 from 0.035 to 0.353, P<0.01 for boys; R2 from 0.024 to 0.215, P<0.001 for girls). Moreover,...

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