TABLE 5.
Prevalence ratios (95% CIs) of metabolic syndrome on neck measures1
| NATpost | NATsc | NATperivert | Neck circumference | VAT | ||||||
| F (n = 103) | M (n = 102) | F (n = 104) | M (n = 102) | F (n = 81) | M (n = 95) | F (n = 104) | M (n = 116) | F (n = 104) | M (n = 116) | |
| Metabolic syndrome | 1.7*** (1.5, 1.9) | 1.8*** (1.5, 1.9) | 1.6*** (1.4, 1.8) | 1.6*** (1.4, 1.7) | 1.5*** (1.3, 1.7) | 1.5** (1.2, 1.7) | 1.6*** (1.4, 1.8) | 1.7*** (1.4, 1.8) | 1.8*** (1.6, 1.9) | 1.8*** (1.6, 1.9) |
| + BMI2 | 1.5* (1.2, 1.8) | NS | 1.4* (1.0, 1.6) | 1.4* (1.1, 1.6) | 1.4* (1.1, 1.6) | NS | NS | NS | 1.6* (1.3, 1.9) | 1.6* (1.2, 1.9) |
1
Values are the prevalence ratios for metabolic syndrome per SD increase in neck measure, obtained from corrected logistic odds ratios as described in Zhang and Yu (13). All variables are log-transformed and adjusted for log age. Neck measures are standardized to a mean of 0 and an SD of 1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001, ***P < 0.0001. NATperivert, neck adipose tissue perivertebral compartment; NATpost, neck adipose tissue posterior compartment; NATsc, neck adipose tissue subcutaneous compartment; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.
2
Multivariate model adjusted for log age and log BMI.