Open AccessNeck Circumference Cut-Off for Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Taiwo Hussean Raimi,
B F Dele-Ojo,
Samuel Ayokunle Dada,
David Daisi Ajayi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ethnicity and disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1945-0826
pISSN - 1049-510X
DOI - 10.18865/ed.31.4.501
Subject(s) - waist , medicine , body mass index , waist to height ratio , anthropometry , metabolic syndrome , circumference , obesity , receiver operating characteristic , blood pressure , demography , physical therapy , mathematics , sociology , geometry
Objective: Neck circumference (NC) is a novel tool for diagnosing cardiometabolic disorders. We aimed to determine the NC cut-off for obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS) prediction in Nigeria.Methods: The current study was based on data analysis of 557 staff and students of Ekiti State University/Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, who took part in a cross-sectional health screening (August-December 2018). Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), WHpR (waist-to-hip ratio), WHtR (waist-to-height ratio), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP) values were determined by standard protocol. Fasting glucose and lipid profile were assayed for, and MS was defined by the harmonized criteria. The predictive ability of NC to identify people with obesity and MS was determined with receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.Results: In both men and women, NC had positive correlation (P .05 for differences in the AUC), but was inferior to BMI, WC and WHtR in women.Conclusion: NC correlates with indices of adiposity and can serve as an alternate index for obesity and MS detection in Nigerians Ethn Dis. 2021;31(4):501-508; doi:10.18865/ed.31.4.501