Neck circumference as a potential marker of metabolic syndrome among college students

Neck circumference as a potential marker of metabolic syndrome among college students

to relate neck circumference with metabolic syndrome and its criteria among college students. cross-sectional study conducted with 702 college students in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil from September 2010 to June 2011. Socio-demographic data, waist circumference and neck circumference were collected togethe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2014-12, Vol.22 (6), p.973-979
Hauptverfasser: Pereira, Dayse Christina Rodrigues, de Araújo, Márcio Flávio Moura, de Freitas, Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire, Teixeira, Carla Regina de Souza, Zanetti, Maria Lúcia, Damasceno, Marta Maria Coelho
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Antropometría
Circunferencia del Cuello
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus
Enfermería
Humans
Male
Metabolic Syndrome - diagnosis
Middle Aged
Neck - anatomy & histology
NURSING
Organ Size
Original
Students
Universities
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:to relate neck circumference with metabolic syndrome and its criteria among college students. cross-sectional study conducted with 702 college students in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil from September 2010 to June 2011. Socio-demographic data, waist circumference and neck circumference were collected together with blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, triglyceride levels, and HDL-C. 1.7% of the studied sample presented metabolic syndrome. Of these, 58.3% presented altered neck circumference (p
ISSN:0104-1169
1518-8345
1518-8345
0104-1169
DOI:10.1590/0104-1169.3565.2505