Table 3.
Correlation between neck circumference and other parameters among healthy subjects
| Parameters | Healthy males | Healthy Females | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p-value | r | p-value | |
| Clinical | ||||
| SBP (mmHg) | .261 | .208 | .700** | .000 |
| DBP (mmHg) | .088 | .677 | .568** | .003 |
| Anthropometric | ||||
| Weight (kg) | .655** | .000 | .828** | .000 |
| Height (cm) | .749** | .000 | .799** | .000 |
| BMI (kg/m²) | .184 | .379 | .685** | .000 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | .750** | .000 | .483* | .015 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | .824** | .000 | .673** | .000 |
| Biceps skin fold (mm) | .493* | .012 | .531** | .006 |
| Triceps skin fold (mm) | .598** | .002 | .453* | .023 |
| Sub scapular skin fold (mm) | .623** | .001 | .535** | .006 |
*
= significant;
**
= highly significant.