Association between neck circumference and diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite that several original researchers have investigated the association between neck circumference (NC) and the risk of diabetes mellitus (DM), their results remain controversial. This review aimed to quantitatively determine the risk of DM in relation to the NC.

Methods

We conducted a literature search of PubMed, Embase, and the Web of Science from these databases' inception through September 2022 to identify observational studies that examined the association between NC and the risk of DM. A meta-analysis of the random-effects model was applied to combine the results of the enrolled studies.

Results

Sixteen observational studies involving 4,764 patients with DM and 26,159 participants were assessed. The pooled results revealed that NC was significantl

SUBMITTER: Li D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10283198 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature