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Neck Circumference, a Novel Indicator for Hyperuricemia [PDF]

Frontiers in Physiology, 2017
Background: Waist circumference has been correlated with the risk of hyperuricemia. Whether neck circumference is also associated with hyperuricemia has not been assessed.
Jiajia Jiang, Jia Cui, Xinghua Yang, Anping Wang, Yiming Mu, Liguang Dong, Shuyu Wang, Herbert Gaisano, Jingtao Dou, Yan He, Yan He   +10 more
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Correlation Between Neck Circumference and Gestational Diabetes [PDF]

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 2023
Xiaojing Li,1 Liwei Bai,2 Ziru Niu,3 Qiang Lu3 1Department of Obstetrics, First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, 066000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Obstetrics, Qinhuangdao Hospital for Maternal and Child Health, Qinhuangdao ...
Li X, Bai L, Niu Z, Lu Q
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Neck Circumference and Cardio-Metabolic Syndrome [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014
Background: Only few studies about neck circumference (NC) as a measure of cardio metabolic syndrome available from India. Study was conducted to establish an association between neck circumference and cardio metabolic syndrome. Material and Methods:
Nagendran Vijaya Kumar, Mohammed H.Ismail, Mahesha P, Girish M, Monica Tripathy   +4 more
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Body mass index, neck circumference, and hypertension: a prospective cohort study [PDF]

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the association between BMI combined with neck circumference and the risk of hypertension.MethodsWe selected participants from the Kailuan study in 2014 who were normotensive as our research subjects.
Tao-jun Ren, Tao-jun Ren, Kun Zhang, Kun Zhang, Wen-juan Li, Shu-tang Ren, Yun-zhou Huang, Ning Yang, Shou-ling Wu, Yu-ming Li   +9 more
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Comparison of the Ratio of Neck Circumference to Thyromental Distance and the Ratio of Neck Circumference to Inter-Incisor Gap in Predicting Difficult Intubation. [PDF]

Cureus
Background Airway management is central to anaesthetic practice, with endotracheal intubation pivotal in both elective and emergency settings. Although various assessment tests aim to predict a difficult airway, their predictive performance varies widely. Comparative evaluation is therefore required to identify the most reliable predictor.
Raveendran L, Singh S, Verma A, Chandrashekar M.   +3 more
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Accuracy of neck circumference in the diagnosis of overweight in children. [PDF]

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
The objective of this study was to estimate the accuracy of measuring neck circumference as a diagnostic method for overweight in 10-year-old children.A cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study was performed in 2019. The population was composed of 942 school children from the municipality of Palhoça, SC, Brazil.
Traebert GA, Albino AL, Zaidan MA, Bobinski F, Ribeiro FP, Traebert E, Traebert J.   +6 more
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The association between physical activity and neck circumference with cardiovascular disease risk in older wheelchair users [PDF]

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Objective: To examine the association between physical activity, neck circumference, and cardiovascular disease risk in older wheelchair users. Design: A cross-sectional study.
Jeonghyeon Kim, Inhwan Lee, Hyunsik Kang
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The Association of Metabolic Syndrome Components with Anthropometric Measurements [PDF]

Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine, 2021
Aim: This study aims to research the association of metabolic syndrome components with anthropometric measurements like arm circumference, neck circumference, hip circumference, waist- hip ratio, and waist-to-height ratio, which are applied rarely ...
Cagla Ozdemir, Cenk Aypak, Suleyman Gorpelioglu   +2 more
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Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Manual Measurements of Neck Circumference Are Interchangeable, and Declining Neck Circumference Is Related to Presarcopenia [PDF]

BioMed Research International, 2021
Purpose. Preventive medicine is important in an aging society. Presarcopenia is the preliminary stage of sarcopenia. Recent advances in bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) devices have enabled automatic estimation of neck circumference (NC). However, the agreement between and interchangeability of NC measured manually and that calculated with BIA ...
Masaaki Machino, Kei Ando, Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Hiroaki Nakashima, Satoshi Tanaka, Shunsuke Kanbara, Sadayuki Ito, Taro Inoue, Hiroyuki Koshimizu, Taisuke Seki, Shinya Ishizuka, Yasuhiko Takegami, Yukiharu Hasegawa, Shiro Imagama   +13 more
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Neck Circumference and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation in the Framingham Heart Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Background Increased neck circumference, a proxy for upper‐body subcutaneous fat, is associated with cardiovascular risk and metabolic risk factors, accounting for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference.
Jelena Kornej, Honghuang Lin, Ludovic Trinquart, Corban R. Jackson, Darae Ko, Emelia J. Benjamin, Sarah R. Preis   +6 more
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