Utility of Neck Circumference for Identifying Metabolic Syndrome by Different Definitions in Chinese Subjects over 50 Years Old: A Community-Based Study

Table 2

Correlation of neck circumference with anthropological and metabolic variables in men and women.

Variable	Men ()		Women ()
	WC (cm)	0.775	<0.001	0.732	<0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.767	<0.001	0.735	<0.001
SBP (mmHg)	0.257	<0.001	0.209	<0.001
DBP (mmHg)	0.275	<0.001	0.214	<0.001
FBG (mmol/L)	0.109	<0.001	0.213	<0.001
TG (mmol/L)	0.378	<0.001	0.274	<0.001
TC (mmol/L)	0.210	<0.001	0.026	0.438
LDL-C (mmol/L)	0.122	0.004	0.015	0.649
HDL-C (mmol/L)	−0.287	<0.001	−0.279	<0.001
Uric acid (μmol/L)	0.133	0.002	0.301	<0.001
LnHOMA-IR	0.459	<0.001	0.536	<0.001

WC: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FBG: fasting blood glucose; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LnHOMA-IR: natural logarithm of homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.