Neck Circumference May Be a Better Alternative to Standard Anthropometric Measures
Table 1
Baseline characteristics according to neck circumference categories.
Neck circumference
Normal
High
value
†
601
605
—
Age (years)
50.0
50.0
0.10
Male gender (%)
27.3
27.3
1.00
Current smoker (%)
22.0
16.4
0.007
Physical activity (%)
57.2
49.9
0.01
Body mass index (kg/m2)
29.2
35.3
<0.001
Neck circumference (cm)
34.7
38.8
<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)
98.4
111.3
<0.001
Body fat percent
37.7
42.5
<0.001
HOMA-IR index
1.6
2.7
<0.001
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)
91.0
93.0
0.01
1 hr OGTT (mg/dL)
146.0
160.0
<0.001
2 hr OGTT (mg/dL)
109.0
115.0
<0.001
HbA1c
5.6
5.8
<0.001
Prediabetes (%)
50.8
64.1
<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
123.3
128.7
<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
78.7
82.0
<0.001
Hypertension (%)
49.9
62.6
<0.001
HDL-C (mg/dL)
49.0
44.0
<0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
120.0
136.0
<0.001
hs-CRP (mg/L)
2.8
5.5
<0.001
Metabolic syndrome (%)
38.6
60.0
<0.001
values comparing high and low neck circumference groups by Student’s -test, Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test, or chi square test. Medians were computed where the distributions were not normal. †Sample sizes varied across measures where there were missing values.
