TABLE 3.
Multivariate correlations between neck measurements and cardiovascular disease risk factors, adjusted for age and disease status, by sex1
| NATpost | NATsc | NATperivert | Neck circumference | VAT | ||||||
| F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | |
| Fasting glucose2 | 0.44** (149) | NS | 0.28* (151) | NS | 0.51* (121) | NS | 0.28* (151) | NS | 0.48* (151) | NS |
| DBP3 | NS | 0.45* (150) | 0.264 (149) | 0.37* (150) | NS | NS | NS | 0.30* (150) | NS | 0.55** (150) |
| HDL cholesterol5 | −0.49* (62) | NS | −0.48* (63) | NS | NS | NS | −0.37* (63) | NS | −0.61** (63) | NS |
| Triglycerides5 | 0.51** (64) | 0.474 (64) | 0.42* (65) | NS | NS | 0.52* (60) | NS | NS | 0.58** (65) | 0.56* (64) |
Values are r values for the model; number of subjects in parentheses. All neck measures and cardiovascular disease risk factors are log-transformed except DBP. Systolic blood pressure correlated with VAT only in men (r = 0.51, P < 0.05, n = 150). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001. DBP, diastolic blood pressure; NATperivert, neck adipose tissue perivertebral compartment; NATpost, neck adipose tissue posterior compartment; NATsc, neck adipose tissue subcutaneous compartment; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.
Controlled for use of medication for type 2 diabetes.
Controlled for use of medication for hypertension.
Marginally significant (0.05 ≤ P < 0.1).
Controlled for use of medication for hyperlipidemia. Total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol did not significantly correlate with neck measures in either sex.