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. 2010 May 19;95(8):3701–3710. doi: 10.1210/jc.2009-1779

Table 2.

Age-adjusted Pearson correlation coefficients between neck circumference and cardiometabolic risk factors, by sex

	Men	Women
Waist circumference (cm)	0.75^b	0.78^b
Body mass index (kg/m²)	0.79^b	0.80^b
Abdominal SAT (cm³)	0.60^b	0.69^b
VAT (cm³)	0.63^b	0.74^b
Log insulin^a	0.48^b	0.47^b
Log proinsulin^a	0.46^b	0.47^b
Log HOMA-IR^a	0.49^b	0.51^b
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)	0.25^b	0.34^b
SBP (mm Hg)	0.18^b	0.27^b
DBP (mm Hg)	0.22^b	0.26^b
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	0.00	0.09^c
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	−0.01	0.14^b
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	−0.29^b	−0.34^b
Log triglycerides (mg/dl)	0.31^b	0.39^b

^a

Excludes individuals with diabetes.

^b

P value <0.0001.

^c

P value <0.001.