Zaciragic Asija, Elezovic Mehmed, Avdagic Nesina, Babic Nermina, Dervisevic Amela, Lepara Orhan, Huskic Jasminko
Department of Human Physiology, University of Sarajevo School of Medicine, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Clinic of Family Medicine, Bosanska Krupa Health Centre, Bosanska Krupa, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Eurasian J Med. 2019 Jun;51(2):150-153. doi: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2018.18197. Epub 2018 Nov 30.
The association between the neck circumference (NC) and components of metabolic syndrome in different countries and ethnic groups has been insufficiently investigated. The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of gender on NC values and to determine whether NC correlates with standard anthropometric measures and blood pressure values in Bosnian young adults.
Study participants were recruited by the snowball method. The NC, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured by trained personnel. Differences between the means were assessed by a Student's t-test. Coefficients of correlation were determined by Pearson's test.
In young men (n=49), the value of NC was 37.71±1.79 cm, while in young women, (n=62) the value of NC was 32.23±1.83 cm (p<0.001). A significant positive correlation in both genders between the NC and BMI (r=0.70, p<0.001 in men; r=0.53,p<0.001 in women), and between the NC and WC (r=0.48, p<0.001 in men; r=0.38, p=0.01 in women), was found. A significant correlation between the NC and SBP (r=0.08, p=0.57), and DBP (r=0.20, p=0.17), in young men was not determined. Likewise, in young women, a significant correlation between the NC and SBP (r=0.08, p=0.54), and DBP (r=0.09, p=0.49), was not observed.
Our results suggest that the NC measurement can be used as a valid method in obesity assessment in young adults. A lack of association between the NC and blood pressure requires additional investigation.
不同国家和种族群体中，颈围（NC）与代谢综合征各组分之间的关联尚未得到充分研究。本研究的目的是评估性别对NC值的影响，并确定在波斯尼亚年轻成年人中，NC是否与标准人体测量指标及血压值相关。
采用雪球抽样法招募研究参与者。由经过培训的人员测量NC、体重指数（BMI）、腰围（WC）、收缩压（SBP）和舒张压（DBP）。均值差异采用学生t检验进行评估。相关性系数通过Pearson检验确定。
在年轻男性（n = 49）中，NC值为37.71±1.79厘米，而在年轻女性（n = 62）中，NC值为32.23±1.83厘米（p < 0.001）。在男女两性中，均发现NC与BMI之间存在显著正相关（男性r = 0.70，p < 0.001；女性r = 0.53，p < 0.001），以及NC与WC之间存在显著正相关（男性r = 0.48，p < 0.001；女性r = 0.38，p = 0.01）。未确定年轻男性中NC与SBP（r = 0.08，p = 0.57）和DBP（r = 0.20，p = 0.17）之间存在显著相关性。同样，在年轻女性中，也未观察到NC与SBP（r = 0.08，p = 0.54）和DBP（r = 0.09，p = 0.49）之间存在显著相关性。
我们的结果表明，测量NC可作为评估年轻成年人肥胖的有效方法。NC与血压之间缺乏关联需要进一步研究。
