ArticleJournal of hypertension2015
Neck circumference and prehypertension: the cardiometabolic risk in Chinese study.
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- Association between neck circumference and glucose tolerance levels at 2-6 months postpartum in women with and without gestational diabetes.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2024Article
- Anthropometric indexes for predicting high blood pressure in Turkish adults.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- Neck circumference and incidence of cerebrovascular disease over 12 years among Korean adults.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2022Article
- Anti-Müllerian hormone was independently associated with central obesity but not with general obesity in women with PCOS.Endocrine connections · 2022Article
- Association of neck circumference and hypertension among adults in a rural community Thailand: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2021Article
- The correlation between neck circumference and risk factors in patients with hypertension: What matters.Medicine · 2020Article
- The management of prehypertension in young adults.Saudi medical journal · 2020Review
- Neck circumference as an indicator of elevated blood pressure independent from body composition: implications from the China nation health survey (CNHS).BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2019Article
- Relationship between the Neck Circumference, Standard Anthropometric Measures, and Blood Pressure in Bosnian Young Adults.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2019Article
- Neck circumference in relation to glycemic parameters: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2019Review
- Neck circumference is independently associated with relative systemic hypertension in young adults with sickle cell anaemia.Clinical hypertension · 2018Article
- Neck circumference associated with arterial blood pressures and hypertension: A cross-sectional community-based study in northern Han Chinese.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Abnormalities of Anthropometric, Hemodynamic, and Autonomic Variables in Offspring of Hypertensive Parents.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2016Article
- Neck circumference as an independent indicator to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in non-obese men.Nutrition & metabolism · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe have previously found that neck circumference was related to insulin resistance, a risk factor for hypertension in Chinese. Little is known about whether high neck circumference is associated with elevated blood pressure.
methodThe study samples were from a community-based health examination survey in central China. In total, 1709 men and women with neck circumference measurement were included. We analysed the associations between neck circumference and the risk of prehypertension.
resultsAlthough neck circumference was strongly associated with SBP/DBP in a univariate analysis, it was no longer associated with SBP and the association was much weaker with DBP when the association was adjusted for BMI or waist circumference. Similarly, high neck circumference was significantly related to an increased risk of prehypertension [odds ratio 1.254; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.171-1.343] in a univariate analysis, and the association became marginal in models further adjusting for BMI or waist.
conclusionOur data suggest that neck circumference as predictor for prehypertension is not obvious given the moderate improvement of disease prediction.
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