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Neck circumference is a highly reliable anthropometric measure in older adults requiring long-term care [PDF]

PeerJ
The reliability of neck circumference measurement as an assessment tool for older adults requiring long-term care remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability of neck circumference measurement in older adults requiring long-term care ...
Ryo Sato, Yohei Sawaya, Masahiro Ishizaka, Lu Yin, Takahiro Shiba, Tamaki Hirose, Tomohiko Urano   +6 more
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Evaluation of Ultrasound Guided Measurement of Anterior Neck Soft Tissue Thickness in Predicting Difficult Laryngoscopy in Obese Patients

Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care, 2021
Background: The incidence of unanticipated difficult airway is 14.3-17.5% in obese. Preoperative difficult airway prediction is important to avoid postoperative morbidity and mortality. USG guided measurement of anterior neck soft tissue thickness can be
Saumya Jain, Nisha kachru, Rupesh Yadav
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Correlation of neck and wrist circumference with waist circumference

Journal of Advances in Internal Medicine, 2015
Background and aims: Body mass index, waist and hip circumference have been using for measurement of obesity, however practically it’s difficult to get these measures accurately because of the various reasons, so an alternative to this could be neck and wrist circumference measurement. As there is scarce report on such anthropometric studies from Nepal,
A.R. Devkota, S Karki, M.R. Bajracharya, M.D. Bhattarai, B.B. Karki   +4 more
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Waist circumference as a determinant of hypertension and diabetes in Brazilian women: a population-based study. [PDF]

, 2004
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of central adiposity, as evaluated by the measurement of waist circumference (WC), as an independent risk factor for hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the setting of a developing country.
Nacul, LC, Macedo, S, Olinto, MTA, Costa, JSD, Gigante, DP, Menezes, AMB   +5 more
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Bigger Necks Are Not Enough: An Examination of Neck Circumference in Incoming College Athletes [PDF]

The Journal of Primary Prevention, 2020
Neck circumference is quick and simple to measure and thus an attractive proxy of neck strength, a putative mechanism underlying risk of sport-related concussion (SRC). Research, however, is limited on the relationship of neck circumference to SRC.
Carrie Esopenko, Nicola de Souza, Fiona Conway, Sabrina M. Todaro, Kyle Brostrand, Jason Womack, Robert Monaco, Jennifer F. Buckman   +7 more
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Dietary determinants of changes in waist circumference adjusted for body mass index - a proxy measure of visceral adiposity [PDF]

, 2010
Background Given the recognized health effects of visceral fat, the understanding of how diet can modulate changes in the phenotype “waist circumference for a given body mass index (WCBMI)”, a proxy measure of visceral adiposity, is deemed necessary ...
Feskens, EJM, Masala, G, A, D.L., van der, Sorensen, T., Boeing, H, Palli, D, Sorensen, TIA, Wareham, N., Riboli, E., Halkjaer, J, Romaguera, D., Forouhi, N.G., Overvad, K, Jakobsen, M.U., Riboli, E, Huaidong, D.U., Jakobsen, MU, Palli, D., Masala, G., Aengquist, L, Angquist, L., Tjonneland, A, Boeing, H., Steffen, A., Overvad, K., van der A, DL, Feskens, E.J.M., Steffen, A, Halkjaer, J., Du, H, Forouhi, NG, Wareham, NJ, Romaguera, D, van der A, D.L., Tjonneland, A.   +34 more
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The relationship between neck circumference and gestational diabetes mellitus in Iranian women

Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology, 2021
Background The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between neck circumference and gestational diabetes. Methods This prospective study was conducted on 372 Iranian pregnant women.
Tahoora Sedighi Barforoush, Reza Ghadimi, Zaynab Pahlevan, Niloufar Ahmadi, Mouloud Agajani Delavar   +4 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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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy following neck dissection [PDF]

, 1997
Background Ischemic optic neuropathy (ION) is a rare but devastating complication of surgery. It has traditionally been associated with intraoperative hypotension in patients with underlying arteriosclerosis. Methods We present a case of ION following
Hill, Jimmy S., Strome, Scott E., Beck, Jill, Burnstine, Michael A., Chepeha, Douglas B., Esclamado, Ramon M., MunckWikland, E, Kuylenstierna, R, Auer, G,, Lindholm, J   +9 more
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Assessment of Neck Characteristics for Laryngeal Mask Airway Size Selection in Patients Who Underwent an Elective Ocular Surgery; A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2022
Objective: To investigate the neck features for laryngeal mask airway (LMA) size selection. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 160 patients referred for elective surgeries to Feiz Hospital affiliated with Isfahan University of Medical ...
Omid Aghadavoudi, Hamidreza Shetabi, Hamid Saryazdi, Susan Babayi   +3 more
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