Table 2.

Correlation analysis between neck circumference and related potential cardiovascular risk factors.

	Male (n = 1284)		Female (n = 1576)
Variables	r	P	r	P
Waist circumference	0.698	.005	0.648	.016
BMI	0.674	.011	0.620	.009
Fasting blood glucose	0.162	.012	0.017	.015
2hPPG	0.157	.014	0.188	.010
HbA1c	0.142	.031	0.175	.009
Total cholesterol	0.036	.087	−0.091	.255
Triacylglycerol	0.267	.044	0.232	.018
HDL-C	−2.408	.042	−2.357	.014
LDL-C	0.177	.048	0.103	.029

2hPPG = 2 h blood glucose, BMI = body mass index, HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin, HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C = low density lipoprotein cholesterol.