• Sao Paulo Med J · Nov 2016

    Cutoffs and cardiovascular risk factors associated with neck circumference among community-dwelling elderly adults: a cross-sectional study.

    • Hélio José Coelho, SampaioRicardo Aurélio CarvalhoRAMSc. Physical Educator and Doctoral Student, Applied Kinesiology Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Universidade de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas (SP), Brazil., Ivan de Oliveira Gonçalvez, Samuel da Silva Aguiar, Rafael Palmeira, José Fernando de Oliveira, Ricardo Yukio Asano, SampaioPriscila Yukari SewoPYPhD. Occupational Therapist and Researcher, Applied Kinesiology Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Universidade de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas (SP), Brazil., and Marco Carlos Uchida.
    • MSc. Physical Educator and Doctoral Student, Applied Kinesiology Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Universidade de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas (SP), Brazil.
    • Sao Paulo Med J. 2016 Nov 1; 134 (6): 519527519-527.

    Context And Objective:In 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 overweight/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.

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