| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: to relate neck circumference with metabolic syndrome and its criteria among
college students. METHOD: cross-sectional study conducted with 702 college students in Fortaleza, CE,
Brazil from September 2010 to June 2011. Socio-demographic data, waist
circumference and neck circumference were collected together with blood pressure,
fasting blood sugar, triglyceride levels, and HDL-C. RESULTS: 1.7% of the studied sample presented metabolic syndrome. Of these, 58.3%
presented altered neck circumference (p<0.006). As neck circumference
decreases, pressure levels improve (p<0.001). Additionally, college students
with high fasting blood sugar (p=0.003) and high triglyceride levels (p<0.001)
presented higher values of neck circumference. CONCLUSION: neck circumference is a potential predictive marker in the detection of metabolic
syndrome and its components among college students. |
