Association between neck circumference and cardiometabolic disease in Chinese adults: a community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Several studies have indicated that neck circumference (NC) was associated with cardiometabolic disease in some Western countries. However, there are limited data regarding this association among Chinese adults.

Design

A community-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

A multistage-stratified random cluster survey was conducted in Xixiang Street, Bao'an District of Shenzhen in southeast China.

Participants

This study included 4000 participants (1605 men and 2395 women) with a mean age of 56.0±9.8 years.

Main outcome measures

Categorical data were reported as percentage and continuous data were reported as mean±SD. Receiver operating characteristic analysis and logistic regression analysis were used to evaluate the association of NC with cardiome

SUBMITTER: Fu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6924785 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature