Association between Neck Circumference and the Risk of Decreased Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in the General Population of China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Correlation of variables with neck circumference and eGFR stratified by sex.

Variables	Male				Female
	Neck circumference		eGFR		Neck circumference		eGFR
		value		value		value		value
Age (years)	-0.09	<0.000	-0.49	<0.000	0.04	0.001	-0.54	<0.000
SBP (mmHg)	0.17	<0.000	-0.14	<0.000	0.23	<0.000	-0.18	<0.000
DBP (mmHg)	0.15	<0.000	0.09	<0.000	0.16	<0.000	0.06	<0.000
Pulse (bpm)	0.02	0.352	0.06	0.001	0.03	0.037	0.03	0.017
HbA1c (%)	0.15	<0.000	-0.04	0.035	0.24	<0.000	-0.08	<0.000
FPG (mmol/L)	0.15	<0.000	0.00	0.820	0.24	<0.000	-0.04	0.006
PBG (mmol/L)	0.14	<0.000	<0.000	0.986	0.25	<0.000	-0.03	0.033
TC (mmol/L)	0.02	0.399	0.20	<0.000	-0.03	0.017	0.00	0.809
TG (mmol/L)	0.28	<0.000	0.01	0.509	0.28	<0.000	-0.08	<0.000
HDL (mmol/L)	-0.31	<0.000	0.04	0.018	-0.25	<0.000	0.03	0.047
LDL (mmol/L)	0.01	0.433	0.05	0.003	0.02	0.155	-0.01	0.426
UA (mmol/L)	0.20	<0.000	-0.25	<0.000	0.29	<0.000	-0.29	<0.000
ALT (U/L)	0.18	<0.000	0.11	<0.000	0.20	<0.000	0.06	<0.000
AST (U/L)	0.01	0.672	-0.04	0.017	0.03	0.067	-0.07	<0.000
GGT (U/L)	0.25	<0.000	0.11	<0.000	0.26	<0.000	0.00	0.865
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.73	<0.000	-0.06	0.002	0.69	<0.000	-0.03	0.014
WC (cm)	0.73	<0.000	-0.07	<0.000	0.69	<0.000	-0.10	<0.000
Cardiovascular events (%)	0.05	0.003	-0.09	<0.000	0.06	<0.000	-0.06	<0.000
Hypertension (%)	0.22	<0.000	-0.16	<0.000	0.23	<0.000	-0.17	<0.000
Diabetes (%)	0.12	<0.000	0.01	0.482	0.18	<0.000	-0.03	0.027
Drinking status (%)	0.04	0.014	0.12	<0.000	0.03	0.024	0.04	0.006
Smoking status (%)	0.02	0.319	0.20	<0.000	0.04	0.003	0.01	0.620
Education (%)	0.02	0.254	0.01	0.481	-0.10	<0.000	0.19	<0.000

Abbreviations: eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; FBG: fasting blood glucose; PBG: postprandial blood glucose; ALT: alanine transaminase; γ-GGT: γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; TG: triglyceride; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.