Neck circumference as a potential marker of metabolic syndrome among college students

Authors

  • Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira Faculdade de Juazeiro do Norte
  • Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro Brasileira; Instituto de Ciências da Saúde
  • Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas Universidade Federal do Piauí; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Carla Regina de Souza Teixeira Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Maria Lúcia Zanetti Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno Universidade Federal do Ceará; Faculdade de Farmácia Odontologia e Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3565.2505

Abstract

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. RESULTS: 1.7% of the studied sample presented metabolic syndrome. Of these, 58.3% presented altered neck circumference (p<0.006). As neck circumference decreases, pressure levels improve (p<0.001). Additionally, college students with high fasting blood sugar (p=0.003) and high triglyceride levels (p<0.001) presented higher values of neck circumference. CONCLUSION: neck circumference is a potential predictive marker in the detection of metabolic syndrome and its components among college students.

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Published

2014-12-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 6 (2014)

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Neck circumference as a potential marker of metabolic syndrome among college students . (2014). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 22(6), 973-979. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3565.2505