objective: the neck circumference (nc) as an index of obesity and upper-body subcutaneous adipose tissue distribution is recently used. this alternative screening tool is reliable, simple, quick and acceptable for assessment of overweight and obesity. the objectives of this study were to examine the correlation between nc measurement and diagnosis of general/visceral obesity and determining the...

conclusions according to the results of the study, abdominal obesity is as a risk factor for atherosclerosis. therefore, the use of a simple, low cost and high precision method for determining visceral obesity and preventing the cad is warranted. background despite efforts made by the medical community and public health officials for combating 76 obesity, the prevalence of overweight and obesit...

study of n eck circumference in patients with coronary heart disease referring to the angiography ward of urmia taleghani hospital     karimipour m [1] *, karimnia a [2] , rostamzadeh ar [3]     received: 20 aug, 2011 accepted: 8 nov, 2011     abstract   background & aims : obesity is a public health problem in developing countries and is associated with cardiovascular risk factors. the aim of ...

  Purpose: To investigate the relationship between neck circumferences and cardiovascular risk   factors in patients with acute coronary syndrome.   Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 100 patients with acute coronary syndrome   in Kerman hospitals were assessed by measuring their neck circumference and risk factors of   cardiovascular disease. The data were analyzed by student t...

Background: Waist circumference has been correlated with the risk of hyperuricemia. Whether neck circumference is also associated with hyperuricemia has not been assessed. This study aimed to investigate whether neck circumference is associated with hyperuricemia. Methods: This study population from Beijing is part of the larger China-wide Risk Evaluation of Cancers in Chinese Diabetic Individu...

OBJECTIVE To measure neck circumference and waist circumference, to compare it between normal and overweight/obese adolescents, and to validate these with body mass index. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in 1800 school-going adolescents. Body mass index, waist circumference and neck circumference were measured. Independent samples t-test and Pearson's correlation were used as...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Obesity is correlated with numerous diseases, including thyroid cancer, but the clinical significance of obesity with regard to the clinical characteristics of thyroid cancer remains unclear. Neck circumference is an index of upper-body adipose tissue distribution. METHODS In total, 401 patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) measuring ≤ 2 cm were included. Neck circum...

OBJECTIVE to relate neck circumference with metabolic syndrome and its criteria among college students. METHOD cross-sectional study conducted with 702 college students in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil from September 2010 to June 2011. Socio-demographic data, waist circumference and neck circumference were collected together with blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, triglyceride levels, and HDL-C. ...

This paper evaluates neck circumference as a metabolic risk marker. Overweight/obese, nondiabetic Hispanics, 40-65 years old, who are free of major cardiovascular diseases, were recruited for the San Juan Overweight Adults Longitudinal Study (SOALS). Baseline exams were completed by 1,206 participants. Partial correlation coefficients (r) and logistic models adjusted for age, gender, smoking st...