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ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2023

Correlation Between Neck Circumference and Gestational Diabetes.

Xiaojing Li, Liwei Bai, Ziru Niu, Qiang Lu

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Article in Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. A Cross-sectional Study to Determine the Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women using Mid-upper Arm Circumference and Neck Circumference.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026
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  2. Neck circumference is Associated with Hypertriglysceridemia in Adults.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025
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  3. First-trimester biomarkers of gestational diabetes mellitus: A scoping review.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaojing LiDepartment of Obstetrics, First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, 066000, People's Republic of China.
Liwei BaiDepartment of Obstetrics, Qinhuangdao Hospital for Maternal and Child Health, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, 066000, People's Republic of China.
Ziru NiuDepartment of Endocrinology, First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, 066000, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0009-9619-9029
Qiang LuDepartment of Endocrinology, First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, 066000, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0001-9287-8333
First Hospital of Qinhuangdao · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The objective of this study was to explore whether neck circumference can serve as an early predictor of the risk of Gestational Diabetes (GDM). Patients and Methods: A total of 318 singleton pregnant women who underwent routine prenatal examinations at Qinhuangdao Maternal and Child Health Hospital from September 2017 to September 2020 were selected and categorized into the GDM group and the normal glucose tolerance group (NGT) based on the results of the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) conducted during the second trimester. The general information and laboratory test results were compared and analyzed. Inter-group comparison was conducted using the Results: The GDM group exhibited significantly higher levels of pre-pregnancy weight, pre-pregnancy BMI, neck circumference, waist circumference, hip circumference, triglycerides (TG), uric acid (UA), TG/HDL-C ratio, and waist-hip ratio compared to the NGT group. Additionally, HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were significantly lower in the GDM group, and blood glucose levels at each point of the OGTT were markedly higher compared to the NGT group (P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that neck circumference (OR=1.239, P<0.001) and early pregnancy TG (OR=1.842, P<0.001) were independent risk factors for GDM. The receiver operating characteristic analysis demonstrated that the optimal critical value of neck circumference for predicting GDM was 32.6 cm, with a sensitivity of 50% and specificity of 74.3%. Conclusion: The neck circumference during early pregnancy was found to be related to GDM, and the predictive cutoff point of 32.6 cm for neck circumference could be employed as a simple index to predict GDM in early pregnancy.

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gestational diabetesneck circumferenceobesitypredictive indicators

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PMID38155931
PMCPMC10752816
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