Cutoffs And Cardiovascular Risk Factors Associated With Neck Circumference Among Community-dwelling Elderly Adults: A Cross-sectional Study

dc.creatorCoelho Junior
dc.creatorHelio Jose; Carvalho Sampaio
dc.creatorRicardo Aurelio; Goncalvez
dc.creatorIvan de Oliveira; Aguiar
dc.creatorSamuel da Silva; Palmeira
dc.creatorRafael; de Oliveira
dc.creatorJose Fernando; Asano
dc.creatorRicardo Yukio; Sewo Sampaio
dc.creatorPriscila Yukari; Uchida
dc.creatorMarco Carlos
dc.date2016
dc.datenov-dez
dc.date2017-11-13T13:21:53Z
dc.date2017-11-13T13:21:53Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T05:54:47Z
dc.date.available2018-03-29T05:54:47Z
dc.identifierSao Paulo Medical Journal. Associacao Paulista Medicina, v. 134, p. 519 - 527, 2016.
dc.identifier1516-3180
dc.identifierWOS:000393227700008
dc.identifier10.1590/1516-3180.2016.0160110906
dc.identifierhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802016000600519&lng=en&tlng=en
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/327785
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1364810
dc.descriptionIn elderly people, measurement of several anthropometric parameters may present complications. Although neck circumference measurements seem to avoid these issues, the cutoffs and cardiovascular risk factors associated with this parameter among elderly people remain unknown. This study was developed to identify the cutoff values and cardiovascular risk factors associated with neck circumference measurements among elderly people. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study conducted in two community centers for elderly people. METHODS: 435 elderly adults (371 women and 64 men) were recruited. These volunteers underwent morphological evaluations (body mass index and waist, hip, and neck circumferences) and hemodynamic evaluations (blood pressure values and heart rate). Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses were used to determine the predictive validity of cutoff values for neck circumference, for identifying over-weight/obesity. Multivariate analysis was used to identify cardiovascular risk factors associated with large neck circumference. RESULTS: Cutoff values for neck circumference (men = 40.5 cm and women = 35.7 cm), for detection of obese older adults according to body mass index, were identified. After a second analysis, large neck circumference was shown to be associated with elevated body mass index in men; and elevated body mass index, blood pressure values, prevalence of type 2 diabetes and hypertension in women. CONCLUSION: The data indicate that neck circumference can be used as a screening tool to identify overweight/obesity in older people. Moreover, large neck circumference values may be associated with cardiovascular risk factors.
dc.description134
dc.description6
dc.description519
dc.description527
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherAssociacao Paulista Medicina
dc.publisherSão Paulo
dc.relationSao Paulo Medical Journal
dc.rightsaberto
dc.sourceWOS
dc.subjectAnthropometry
dc.subjectBlood Pressure
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectPrimary Health Care
dc.titleCutoffs And Cardiovascular Risk Factors Associated With Neck Circumference Among Community-dwelling Elderly Adults: A Cross-sectional Study
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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