Open AccessNeck height ratio is an important predictor of metabolic syndrome among Asian Indians
Author(s) -
Chitra Selvan,
Deep Dutta,
Anubhav Thukral,
Titli Nargis,
Manoj Kumar,
Satinath Mukhopadhyay,
Subhankar Chowdhury
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.192927
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , dyslipidemia , body mass index , odds ratio , anthropometry , confidence interval , waist , waist to height ratio , glycated hemoglobin , receiver operating characteristic , obesity , endocrinology , gastroenterology , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes
The predictive potential of neck circumference (NC) based indices (a measure of upper body fat distribution) for predicting metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components among Indians is not known. This study aimed to evaluate the role of NC and neck height ratio (NHtR) as independent predictors of MetS and its components as compared to traditional anthropometric indices.