Neck Circumference May Be a Better Alternative to Standard Anthropometric Measures

Table 4

Ranges for tertiles of anthropometric measures.

	Tertile	Male	Female
Neck circumference	1st	32.2, 40.1	29.9, 34.6
	2nd	40.2, 42.8	34.7, 37.0
	3rd	42.9, 54.0	37.1, 48.4
Waist circumference	1st	86.1, 102.3	75.0, 97.4
	2nd	102.4, 114.3	97.5, 108.2
	3rd	114.4, 170.8	108.3, 199.7
BMI	1st	25.3, 29.1	25.0, 29.6
	2nd	29.2, 34.1	29.7, 34.7
	3rd	34.2, 67.8	34.8, 65.9
Body fat percent	1st	12.6, 26.7	13.6, 39.3
	2nd	26.8, 34.0	39.4, 44.6
	3rd	34.1, 63.7	44.7, 63.6