TY - JOUR
T1 - Neck Circumference and Its Association with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Pediatric Population
AU - González-Cortés, Carlos Adrián
AU - Teran-Garcia, Margarita De L
AU - Luevano-Contreras, Claudia
AU - Portales-Pérez, Diana Patricia
AU - Vargas-Morales, Juan Manuel
AU - Cubillas-Tejeda, Ana Cristina
AU - Cossío-Torres, Patricia Elizabeth
AU - Aradillas-García, Celia
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by the Mix Fond of CONACYT-San Luis Potosí State Government, through the project: Identification of genetic profiles, proteomics and risk factors associated to non-communicable diseases and their comorbidities and the implementation of educative interventions for prevention (FMSLP-2014-C02-251723).
Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by the Mix Fond of CONACYT-San Luis Potosí State Government, through the project: Identification of genetic profiles, proteomics and risk factors associated to non-communicable diseases and their comorbidities and the implementation of educative interventions for prevention (FMSLP-2014-C02-251723).
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Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/5/21
Y1 - 2019/5/21
N2 - Background and objectives: To identify the relationship between neck circumference (NC) and cardiometabolic risk factors in children. Materials and Methods: Children and adolescents 6–18 years old (n = 548) from five counties of San Luis Potosí, México were included. Data was collected for biological markers (glucose and lipid profile) and anthropometric and clinical measurements— weight, height, NC, waist circumference (WC), and blood pressure (BP). Body mass index (BMI) was calculated using Quetelet formula (kg/m2). Descriptive analysis, correlation tests, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis were performed. Results: NC was highly correlated with BMI and WC in both genders (p <0.0001). The most frequent risk factor was high BMI (38.7%). Sensitivity and specificity analysis of NC and high BMI showed an area under the ROC curve of 0.887. Conclusions: According to our findings, NC is a simple, low-cost, and non-invasive measurement, which has a high association with high BMI and increased WC.
AB - Background and objectives: To identify the relationship between neck circumference (NC) and cardiometabolic risk factors in children. Materials and Methods: Children and adolescents 6–18 years old (n = 548) from five counties of San Luis Potosí, México were included. Data was collected for biological markers (glucose and lipid profile) and anthropometric and clinical measurements— weight, height, NC, waist circumference (WC), and blood pressure (BP). Body mass index (BMI) was calculated using Quetelet formula (kg/m2). Descriptive analysis, correlation tests, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis were performed. Results: NC was highly correlated with BMI and WC in both genders (p <0.0001). The most frequent risk factor was high BMI (38.7%). Sensitivity and specificity analysis of NC and high BMI showed an area under the ROC curve of 0.887. Conclusions: According to our findings, NC is a simple, low-cost, and non-invasive measurement, which has a high association with high BMI and increased WC.
KW - Anthropometric measurements
KW - Cardiometabolic risk
KW - Children
KW - Neck circumference
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U2 - 10.3390/medicina55050183
DO - 10.3390/medicina55050183
M3 - Article
C2 - 31117308
SN - 1010-660X
VL - 55
JO - Medicina
JF - Medicina
IS - 5
M1 - 183
ER -