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

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...

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Main Authors: Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira, Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo, Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas, Carla Regina de Souza Teixeira, Maria Lúcia Zanetti, Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno
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Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692014000600973&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling doaj-34b1780f24314bde966d94d363d248d02020-11-24T23:56:36ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem1518-83452014-12-0122697397910.1590/0104-1169.3565.2505S0104-11692014000600973Neck circumference as a potential marker of metabolic syndrome among college studentsDayse Christina Rodrigues PereiraMárcio Flávio Moura de AraújoRoberto Wagner Júnior Freire de FreitasCarla Regina de Souza TeixeiraMaria Lúcia ZanettiMarta Maria Coelho DamascenoOBJECTIVE: 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692014000600973&lng=en&tlng=enAntropometríaCircunferencia del CuelloEnfermeríaDiabetes Mellitus
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author Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira
Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo
Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas
Carla Regina de Souza Teixeira
Maria Lúcia Zanetti
Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno
spellingShingle Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira
Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo
Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas
Carla Regina de Souza Teixeira
Maria Lúcia Zanetti
Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno
Neck circumference as a potential marker of metabolic syndrome among college students
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Antropometría
Circunferencia del Cuello
Enfermería
Diabetes Mellitus
author_facet Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira
Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo
Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas
Carla Regina de Souza Teixeira
Maria Lúcia Zanetti
Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno
author_sort Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira
title Neck circumference as a potential marker of metabolic syndrome among college students
title_short Neck circumference as a potential marker of metabolic syndrome among college students
title_full Neck circumference as a potential marker of metabolic syndrome among college students
title_fullStr Neck circumference as a potential marker of metabolic syndrome among college students
title_full_unstemmed Neck circumference as a potential marker of metabolic syndrome among college students
title_sort neck circumference as a potential marker of metabolic syndrome among college students
publisher Universidade de São Paulo
series Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
issn 1518-8345
publishDate 2014-12-01
description 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.
topic Antropometría
Circunferencia del Cuello
Enfermería
Diabetes Mellitus
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