Correlation Between Neck Circumference and Risk of Hypertension and Diabetes among Adults and Older Adults
Keywords:
Neck Circumference, Diabetes, Hypertension, Adults, Older adult, Cardiometabolic DiseasesAbstract
This descriptive study aimed to determine the correlation between neck circumference and risk of cardiometabolic diseases. The sample, selected by purposive sampling, consisted of 250 adults and older adults, aged 18 and older, who were attending the primary care units of Surat Thani Province from January to March, 2021. Data collection was conducted by using questionnaires related to personal information. Data analysis was performed by using frequency, percentages, average, standard deviation, chi-square, Pearson’s product-moment correlation, and binary logistic regression.
The results, after being adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, smoking, and drinking, showed that neck circumference was significantly associated with the risk of diabetes in both men (ORadj=1.49; 95%CI =1.10-2.03; p=.010) and women (ORadj=1.19; 95%CI =1.02-1.39; p=.024), as well as hypertension in both men (ORadj=1.31; 95%CI =1.06-1.77; p=.014) and women (ORadj=1.18; 95%CI =1.00-1.39; p=.045). However, neck circumference was not predictive of the risk of dyslipidemia in both men and women.
According to this study, public health services can use the measurement of neck circumference for assessing health conditions or screening adults who are at risk of diabetes and hypertension.
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