Neck Circumference May Be a Better Alternative to Standard Anthropometric Measures

Table 3

Pearson’s partial correlations of anthropometric measurements with metabolic factors.

	Neck circumference	Waist circumference	BMI	Body fat percent
HOMA-IR	0.45^‡	0.41^‡	0.41^‡	0.33^‡
Fasting glucose	0.10^†	0.11^‡	0.09^†	0.14^‡
1 hr OGTT	0.18^‡	0.12^‡	0.11^‡	0.16^‡
2 hr OGTT	0.10^†	0.04	0.06^†	0.09^†
HbA1c	0.28^‡	0.23^‡	0.23^‡	0.18^‡
Systolic blood pressure	0.18^‡	0.16^‡	0.16^‡	0.08^†
Diastolic blood pressure	0.23^‡	0.19^‡	0.18^‡	0.13^‡
HDL-C	−0.23^‡	−0.18^‡	−0.14^†	−0.01
Triglycerides	0.12^†	0.02	−0.02	0.00
hs-CRP	0.30^‡	0.40^‡	0.46^‡	0.33^‡

Adjusted for age, gender, smoking status, and physical activity.
^†, ^‡.