Correlation between Neck Circumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study

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dc.contributor.authorLiria-Dominguez, Reyna
dc.contributor.authorPerez-Albela, Marcela
dc.contributor.authorVasquez, Maria-Paz
dc.contributor.authorGomez, Georgina
dc.contributor.authorKovalskys, Irina
dc.contributor.authorFisberg, Mauro
dc.contributor.authorCortes, Lilia Yadira
dc.contributor.authorYepez Garcia, Martha Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorHerrera-Cuenca, Marianella
dc.contributor.authorRigotti, Attilio
dc.contributor.authorFerrari, Gerson
dc.contributor.authorPareja, Rossina G.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T22:04:33Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T22:04:33Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractNeck circumference (NC) is being used to identify the risk of chronic diseases. There is a high prevalence of overweight and obesity in Latin America, and neck circumference is a simple and practical measurement to assess this, especially in primary health centers. We analyzed the correlation between the NC anthropometric indicator and other anthropometric measurements such as BMI and waist circumference (WC) in eight Latin American cities. We applied Pearson's correlation to identify the correlate NC with the other anthropometric variables stratified by sex; the sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) by sex were evaluated according to the cut-off established with the Youden Index. The strongest correlations between NC and WC were found when stratified by sex (women: r = 0.71; men: r = 0.69, respectively) followed by the correlation between NC and BMI (r = 0.65, both sex). NC cut-off points of 39.0 cm in men and 32.9 cm in women identified those individuals with an increased WC and 39.8 and 33.7 cm, respectively, for a substantial increase in WC. For BMI & GE; 25.0 kg/m(2) for men, the cut-off point was 37.5 cm, and for women, it was 33.1 cm, and for BMI & GE; 30 kg/m(2), the cut-off points were 39.2 and 34.2 cm, for men and women, respectively. Conclusion: NC proved to be a useful, practical, and inexpensive tool that can be used to identify, evaluate, and monitor overweight and obese individuals.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph182211975
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182211975
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/94097
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000725179800001
dc.issue.numero22
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaInternational journal of environmental research and public health
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectwaist circumference
dc.subjectbody mass index
dc.subjectneck circumference
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjectoverweight
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleCorrelation between Neck Circumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen18
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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