Table 2.
Correlation of Neck Circumference with Metabolic Variables
| Neck Circumference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males (n=312) | Females (n=298) | All (n=610) | ||||
| r | P | r | P | r | P | |
| SBP | 0.119 | 0.035 | 0.165 | 0.004 | 0.111 | 0.006 |
| DBP | 0.161 | 0.004 | 0.220 | <0.001 | 0.185 | <0.001 |
| TG | 0.178 | 0.002 | 0.131 | 0.024 | 0.120 | 0.003 |
| TC | 0.036 | 0.531 | 0.011 | 0.853 | −0.033 | 0.410 |
| HDL-C | −0.125 | 0.027 | −0.14 | 0.015 | −0.18 | <0.001 |
| LDL-C | 0.031 | 0.589 | 0.002 | 0.979 | −0.02 | 0.616 |
| HbA1c | −0.005 | 0.927 | −0.074 | 0.191 | −0.043 | 0.284 |
| UA | 0.177 | 0.002 | 0.261 | <0.001 | 0.240 | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: r, Pearson’s correlation coefficient; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; UA, uric acid.