Neck circumference and its relationship to conventional and non-conventional anthropometric indicators of cardiovascular risk and nutritional status in elderly/CIRCUNFERENCIA DO PESCOCO E SUA RELACAO COM INDICADORES ANTROPOMETRICOS CONVENCIONAIS E NAO CONVENCIONAIS DE RISCO CARDIOVASCULAR E ESTADO NUTRICIONAL EM IDOSOS DA COMUNIDADE

Objective: To verify the relationship between neck circumference and conventional and unconventional anthropometric indicators of cardiovascular risk and nutritional status in the elderly. Methods and Materials: Cross sectional study with elderly people from the community ([greater than or equal to] 60 years of age) assisted in primary care in the city of Doutor Ricardo-RS. Data collection took place from July to November 2019. Sociodemographic variables were evaluated; Lifestyle; non-communicable chronic diseases; comorbidities; conventional indicators of cardiovascular risk (body mass index; percentage of body fat and waist circumference) and non-conventional indicators of cardiovascular risk (neck circumference, waist-to-height ratio and conicity index). Result: 44 elderlies participated, with an average age of 71.27 [+ or -] 8.57 years old. The highest average of neck circumference was associated with overweight (p=0.020); very high cardiovascular risk (p=0.024), fat percentage (p=0.017), waist-to-height ratio (p=0.036) and conicity index, respectively inadequate (p=0.003). Inadequate neck circumference was associated with inadequate nutritional status (p=0.009); waist circumference (p=0.002) and waist-to-height ratio (p=0.036). Discussion: Greater neck circumference is positively correlated with overweight and increased cardiometabolic risk and in the elderly. Conclusion: Neck circumference was associated with conventional and unconventional anthropometric indicators for cardiovascular risk and nutritional status. Key words: Elderly. Anthropometry. Cardiovascular diseases. Nutritional status. Neck. Objetivo: Verificar a relacao entre a circunferencia do pescoco e indicadores antropometricos convencionais e nao convencionais de risco cardiovascular e estado nutricional em idosos da comunidade. Materiais e Metodos: Estudo transversal com idosos da comunidade ([greater than or equal to] 60 anos de idade) atendidos na atencao basica do municipio de Doutor Ricardo-RS. A coleta de dados ocorreu de julho a novembro de 2019. Foram avaliadas as variaveis sociodemograficas; estilo de vida; doencas cronicas nao transmissiveis; comorbidades; indicadores convencionais de risco cardiovascular (indice de massa corporal; percentual de gordura corporal e circunferencia da cintura) e indicadores nao convencionais de risco cardiovascular (circunferencia do pescoco, razao cintura-estatura e indice de conicidade). Resultado: Participaram 44 idosos com idade media de 71,27