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Table 2 Characteristics of study participants according to neck circumference quartiles in females

From: Neck circumference as an independent indicator of visceral obesity in a Chinese population

Female

Neck circumference (cm)

P

≤30

30–32

32–33

> 33

N

1737

1756

650

1285

 

Age (y)

50.68 ± 13.68

52.10 ± 12.63

53.06 ± 12.41

55.31 ± 12.04

< 0.001

Weight (kg)

53.03 ± 6.66

59.37 ± 7.19

63.03 ± 7.92

66.68 ± 9.68

< 0.001

WC (cm)

71.12 ± 7.77

76.97 ± 7.62

80.72 ± 7.95

85.89 ± 9.57

< 0.001

HC (cm)

88.23 ± 5.29

92.31 ± 5.81

94.87 ± 6.05

97.98 ± 7.13

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

21.85 ± 2.67

24.17 ± 3.03

25.37 ± 3.06

26.93 ± 3.65

< 0.001

WHR

0.81 ± 0.07

0.83 ± 0.07

0.85 ± 0.07

0.88 ± 0.08

< 0.001

WHtR

0.46 ± 0.06

0.49 ± 0.06

0.51 ± 0.06

0.55 ± 0.07

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

124.72 ± 21.76

130.30 ± 22.24

131.81 ± 21.88

137.18 ± 21.50

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

74.26 ± 12.35

77.54 ± 12.76

79.10 ± 12.82

81.04 ± 13.14

< 0.001

FPG (mmol/L)

5.35 ± 1.10

5.51 ± 1.32

5.53 ± 1.00

6.03 ± 1.73

< 0.001

HbA1c (%)

5.29 ± 0.77

5.43 ± 0.89

5.44 ± 0.77

5.73 ± 1.09

< 0.001

FINS (pmol/L)

28.40 (21.40–38.50)

35.25 (26.13–47.58)

38.40 (27.80–51.53)

44.40 (31.95–63.85)

< 0.001

HOMA-IR

0.96 (0.70–1.32)

1.19 (0.87–1.69)

1.33 (0.95–1.85)

1.60 (1.13–2.48)

< 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

1.06 (0.80–1.45)

1.26 (0.90–1.76)

1.35 (0.96–2.00)

1.49 (1.06–2.12)

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

5.08 ± 1.04

5.16 ± 1.05

5.25 ± 1.03

5.25 ± 0.99

< 0.001

LDL (mmol/L)

3.00 ± 0.80

3.10 ± 0.80

3.20 ± 0.83

3.16 ± 0.77

< 0.001

HDL (mmol/L)

1.58 ± 0.31

1.49 ± 0.29

1.45 ± 0.28

1.40 ± 0.28

< 0.001

VAI

1.16 (0.79–1.73)

1.51 (1.00–2.30)

1.70 (1.11–2.67)

1.98 (1.28,3.07)

< 0.001

LAP

12.60 (6.65–22.92)

22.96 (13.44–38.00)

31.28 (18.32–49.30)

42.90 (24.64–66.01)

< 0.001

AVI

10.08 (8.95–11.65)

11.94 (10.45–13.50)

13.05 (11.58–14.91)

14.89 (12.96–17.01)

< 0.001

Cindex

38.13 ± 5.73

43.51 ± 6.10

46.91 ± 6.70

51.43 ± 8.52

< 0.001

ALT (U/L)

14 (11–19)

16 (12–21)

17 (13–22)

18 (14–26)

< 0.001

  1. Data are presented as the mean ± SD for continuous variables with a normal distribution and as the median (interquartile range) for continuous variables with a skewed distribution. ANOVA and the Kruskal-Wallis test were used to compare the differences between groups
  2. WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, BMI body mass index, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, FINS fasting insulin, HOMA-IR insulin resistance index, TG triglycerides, TC total cholesterol, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, VAI visceral adiposity index, LAP lipid accumulation product, AVI abdominal volume index, Cindex conicity index
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