ArticleOpen access Macedonian journal of medical sciences2015
Association of Neck Circumference with Obesity in Female College Students.
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- The Epidemiology and Economic Burden of Obesity and Related Cardiometabolic Disorders in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis.Journal of obesity · 2018Pooled it
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- Relationship between the Neck Circumference, Standard Anthropometric Measures, and Blood Pressure in Bosnian Young Adults.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2019Article
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- Neck Circumference as an Indicator of Central Obesity in Healthy Young Bosnian Adults: Cross-sectional Study.International journal of preventive medicine · 2018Article
- Neck circumference as a marker of obesity and a predictor of cardiometabolic risk among Saudi subjects.Saudi medical journal · 2017Article
- Neck Circumference in Overweight/Obese Subjects who Visited the Binjai Supermall in Indonesia.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2016Article
- Accuracy of neck circumference for diagnosing overweight in six- and seven-year-old children.Jornal de pediatriaArticle
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Abstract
backgroundObesity levels have been dramatically increased in the United Arab Emirates over the last few years. High levels of body Mass Index, waist circumference, and percent of total body fat as a measure of obesity have found to be related to cardiovascular risk factors and other diseases. Neck circumference is a new tool that has been linked to obesity. However, no studies in UAE have been conducted yet.
aimThe purpose of this study was to measure the obesity levels in a college population and to correlate them with NC and other anthropometrical indexes. METHODS AND SUBJECTS: Two hundred forty three (243) female students aged 18-25 were conveniently selected to participate in the study. Anthropometrical indexes were obtained from all subjects e after fasting.
resultsThe prevalence of overweight and obesity together was found to be 28.4 % (n = 69). Pearson correlation showed that WC, NC and BF (%) were significantly positively related to obesity, (r = 0.790; r = 0.758; r = 0.767, p < 0.001), respectively. In multiple regression analysis, only NC (Beta: 1.627, 95 %CI: 0.370, 2.846, p < 0.001) and WC (Beta: 0.464, 95 %CI: 0.135, 0.664, p < 0.001) were found to be independently associated with obesity.
conclusionNC was found to be independently associated with obesity levels in Emirati college students.
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