Utility of Neck Circumference for Identifying Metabolic Syndrome by Different Definitions in Chinese Subjects over 50 Years Old: A Community-Based Study
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of study subjects.
Total
Men ()
Women ()
Age
61.0 (55.0–68.0)
59.0 (54.0–65.0)
62.0 (55.0–69.0)
<0.001
WC (cm)
86.7 ± 9.2
87.43 ± 9.02
86.21 ± 9.28
<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
24.30 ± 3.50
24.05 ± 3.25
24.43 ± 3.63
0.038
NC (cm)
35.7 ± 3.2
38.2 ± 2.7
34.2 ± 2.5
<0.001
SBP (mmHg)
137 ± 21
132 ± 19
139 ± 21
<0.001
DBP (mmHg)
81 ± 10
81 ± 10
81 ± 10
0.313
FBG (mmol/L)
5.50 ± 2.00
5.48 ± 2.02
5.46 ± 2.00
0.297
TC (mmol/L)
5.87 ± 1.16
5.63 ± 1.11
6.03 ± 1.16
<0.001
HDL-c (mmol/L)
1.45 ± 0.36
1.35 ± 0.34
1.51 ± 0.36
<0.001
TG (mmol/L)
1.88 (1.33–2.80)
1.86 (1.32–2.96)
1.90 (1.33–2.76)
0.738
LDL-c (mmol/L)
3.64 ± 0.98
3.49 ± 0.94
3.74 ± 1.00
<0.001
Uric acid (μmol/L)
373.4 ± 108.1
406.2 ± 105.5
352.8 ± 104.6
<0.001
LnHOMA-IR
0.64 ± 0.72
0.43 ± 0.70
0.78 ± 0.69
<0.001
WC: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index; NC: neck circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FBG: fasting blood glucose; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LnHOMA-IR: natural logarithm of homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.
