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

• Main Authors: Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira (Author), Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo (Author), Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas (Author), Carla Regina de Souza Teixeira (Author), Maria Lúcia Zanetti (Author), Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

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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1518-8345
10.1590/0104-1169.3565.2505