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- Title
Can neck-thigh ratio (ntr) be an anthropometric index to diagnose metabolic syndrome?
- Authors
de Siqueira Coêlho Lisboa, Kenya Waleria; Garcia Lira Neto, José Claudio; Moura de Araújo, Márcio Flávio; Júnior Freire de Freitas, Roberto Wagner; Bezerra Gomes, Emiliana; Bezerra Bispo, Gláucia Margarida; Duarte Rodrigues, Eduarda Maria; Coelho Damasceno, Marta Maria
- Abstract
Objective: Investigate the Neck-to-Thigh Ratio (NTR) as an anthropometric index for the diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome in Brazilian university students. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 691 adults (> 18 years) of both sexes. Anthropometric parameters were investigated: abdominal circumference, neck circumference, thigh circumference, body mass index, and NTR. In addition, laboratory data were collected, such as: triglycerides, glycaemia and HDL cholesterol. Results: The abdominal circumference (83.59 ± 10.68 cm), neck (37.29 ± 2.36 cm), thigh (52.37 ± 5.71 cm) and the neck-thigh ratio (0.72 ± 0.07 cm) was higher among men (p <0.001). In the analysis of the components of the syndrome, the NTR showed a statistically significant positive linear correlation with all. Conclusion: This research showed that NTR is not a criterion capable of diagnosing MS, but indicates changes in the components that form the syndrome.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; METABOLIC syndrome diagnosis; NECK anatomy; THIGH; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD pressure; BLOOD sugar; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; STATISTICAL correlation; FISHER exact test; HIGH density lipoproteins; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICAL sampling; STATISTICS; TRIGLYCERIDES; DATA analysis; BODY mass index; PREDICTIVE tests; UNDERGRADUATES; CROSS-sectional method; RECEIVER operating characteristic curves; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ANATOMY
- Publication
Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, 2018, Vol 31, Issue 5, p463
- ISSN
0103-2100
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1982-0194201800066