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

Neck 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 betwee...

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Autores principales:	Reyna Liria-Domínguez, Marcela Pérez-Albela, María-Paz Vásquez, Georgina Gómez, Irina Kovalskys, Mauro Fisberg, Lilia Yadira Cortés, Martha Cecilia Yépez García, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Attilio Rigotti, Gerson Ferrari, Rossina G. Pareja, on behalf of the ELANS Study Group
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	waist circumference body mass index neck circumference obesity overweight Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:80410d8b900b4bd281520cfc8f9138182021-11-25T17:50:00ZCorrelation between Neck Circumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study10.3390/ijerph1822119751660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/80410d8b900b4bd281520cfc8f9138182021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11975https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Neck 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 ≥ 25.0 kg/m<sup>2</sup> for men, the cut-off point was 37.5 cm, and for women, it was 33.1 cm, and for BMI ≥ 30 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, 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.Reyna Liria-DomínguezMarcela Pérez-AlbelaMaría-Paz VásquezGeorgina GómezIrina KovalskysMauro FisbergLilia Yadira CortésMartha Cecilia Yépez GarcíaMarianella Herrera-CuencaAttilio RigottiGerson FerrariRossina G. Parejaon behalf of the ELANS Study GroupMDPI AGarticlewaist circumferencebody mass indexneck circumferenceobesityoverweightMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11975, p 11975 (2021)
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spellingShingle	waist circumference body mass index neck circumference obesity overweight Medicine R Reyna Liria-Domínguez Marcela Pérez-Albela María-Paz Vásquez Georgina Gómez Irina Kovalskys Mauro Fisberg Lilia Yadira Cortés Martha Cecilia Yépez García Marianella Herrera-Cuenca Attilio Rigotti Gerson Ferrari Rossina G. Pareja on behalf of the ELANS Study Group Correlation between Neck Circumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study
description	Neck 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 ≥ 25.0 kg/m<sup>2</sup> for men, the cut-off point was 37.5 cm, and for women, it was 33.1 cm, and for BMI ≥ 30 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, 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.
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author	Reyna Liria-Domínguez Marcela Pérez-Albela María-Paz Vásquez Georgina Gómez Irina Kovalskys Mauro Fisberg Lilia Yadira Cortés Martha Cecilia Yépez García Marianella Herrera-Cuenca Attilio Rigotti Gerson Ferrari Rossina G. Pareja on behalf of the ELANS Study Group
author_facet	Reyna Liria-Domínguez Marcela Pérez-Albela María-Paz Vásquez Georgina Gómez Irina Kovalskys Mauro Fisberg Lilia Yadira Cortés Martha Cecilia Yépez García Marianella Herrera-Cuenca Attilio Rigotti Gerson Ferrari Rossina G. Pareja on behalf of the ELANS Study Group
author_sort	Reyna Liria-Domínguez
title	Correlation between Neck Circumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study
title_short	Correlation between Neck Circumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study
title_full	Correlation between Neck Circumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study
title_fullStr	Correlation between Neck Circumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study
title_full_unstemmed	Correlation between Neck Circumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study
title_sort	correlation between neck circumference and other anthropometric measurements in eight latin american countries. results from elans study
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/80410d8b900b4bd281520cfc8f913818
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Correlation between Neck Circumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study

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