Association of Neck Circumference with Anthropometric Indicators and Body Composition Measured by DXA in Young Spanish Adults

Abstract

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1. Introduction

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Participants

2.2. Neck Circumference Assessment

2.3. Anthropometric and Body Composition Measurements

2.4. Statistical Analysis

3. Results

4. Discussion

5. Conclusions

Author Contributions

Funding

Acknowledgments

Conflicts of Interest

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All (n = 119) Women (n = 82) Men (n = 37) p
Age (years) 21.9 (2.3) 21.8 (2.2) 22.1 (2.4) 0.488
Weight (kg) 71.7 (16.4) 66.0 (11.6) 84.9 (18.0) <0.001
Height (m) 1.69 (8.5) 1.65 (6.5) 1.77 (6.3) <0.001
Neck circumference (cm) 34.3 (3.8) 32.3 (2.1) 38.8 (2.6) <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 25.1 (4.6) 24.1 (4.0) 27.2 (5.3) 0.003
TMI (kg/m3) 14.9 (2.7) 14.7 (2.5) 15.4 (3.0) 0.193
WC (cm) 81.6 (13.8) 77.4 (11) 90.1 (15.3) <0.001
Waist/hip 0.85 (0.1) 0.80 (0.1) 0.85 (0.1) <0.001
Waist/height 0.48 (0.08) 0.47 (0.07) 0.52 (0.09) 0.006
Fat mass (kg) 26.0 (8.8) 26.0 (7.5) 27.0 (11.3) 0.594
FMI (kg/m2) 9.1 (3.0) 9.4 (2.7) 8.5 (3.5) 0.124
VAT (g) 348.5 (181.8) 307.4 (168.0) 439.4 (181.0) <0.001
Lean mass (kg) 42.0 (9.9) 37.0 (5.0) 53.7 (7.6) <0.001
LMI (kg/m2) 14.6 (2.4) 13.5 (1.5) 17.2 (2.2) <0.001
WOMEN
FMI VAT LMI
β 95% CI R2 sr β 95% CI R2 sr β 95% CI R2 sr
Univariable model
– NC 3.765 (0.554) *** 2.662 to 4.867 0.358 282.857 (28.706) *** 225.731 to 339.983 0.543 2.277 (0.270) *** 1.741 to 2.813 0.465
– BMI 3.025 (0.112) *** 2.801 to 3.248 0.899 162.546 (12.172) *** 138.323 to 186.769 0.686 1.391 (0.109) *** 1.175 to 1.608 0.667
– TMI 2.708 (0.120) *** 2.470 to 2.946 0.863 141.522 (12.208) *** 117.227 to 165.817 0.622 1.215 (0.108) *** 1.000 to 1.429 0.608
– WC 2.696 (0.253) *** 2.193 to 3.199 0.582 169.522 (814.961) *** 139.749 to 199.295 0.611 1.384 (0.141) *** 1.103 to 1.665 0.539
– W/hip 1.281 (0.360) *** 0.565 to 1.997 0.126 98.527 (21.049) *** 56.638 to 140.416 0.205 0.864 (0.182) *** 0.502 to 1.227 0.210
– W/height 2.360 (0.220) *** 1.923 to 2.797 0.586 142.782 (13.746) *** 115.427 to 170.137 0.569 1.168 (0.128) *** 0.913 to 1.422 0.504
Multivariable model
– BMI

– NC

 3.269 (0.153) ***

−0.684 (0.298) *

 2.965 to 3.573

−1.277 to −0.090

 0.904 0.735

−0.079

 119.758 (15.622) ***

119.875 (30.504) ***

 88.664 to 150.853

59.159 to 180.592

 0.734 0.439

0.225

 1.125 (0.147) ***

0.746 (0.286) *

 0.833 to 1.417

0.176 to 1.316

 0.690 0.475

0.161
MEN
Univariable model
– NC 5.115 (0.616) *** 3.864 to 6.367 0.653 270.139 (31.414) *** 206.366 to 333.912 0.670 2.717 (0.490) *** 1.723 to 3.710 0.453
– BMI 2.800 (0.175) *** 2.444 to 3.156 0.876 138.745 (12.002) *** 114.380 to 163.109 0.787 1.590 (0.172) *** 1.241 to 1.939 0.701
– TMI 2.775 (0.214) *** 2.340 to 3.211 0.822 135.489 (14.154) *** 106.754 to 164.224 0.716 1.640 (0.172) *** 1.292 to 1.988 0.715
– WC 2.839 (0.207) *** 2.420 to 3.259 0.839 146.521 (11.426) *** 123.325 to 169.717 0.820 1.360 (0.237) *** 0.879 to 1.842 0.470
– W/hip 2.475 (0.398) *** 1.667 to 3.284 0.511 135.740 (19.555) *** 96.040 to 175.439 0.567 1.086 (0.316) ** 0.445 to 1.727 0.231
– W/height 2.777 (0.217) *** 2.337 to 3.217 0.819 140.969 (12.658) *** 115.273 to 166.666 0.774 1.399 (0.226) *** 0.941 to 1.857 0.510
Multivariable model
– BMI

– WC

– TMI

 1.788 (0.400) ***

1.144 (0.414) **

 0.975 to 2.601

0.303 to 1.986

 0.896 0.241

0.149

 56.675 (26.110) *

92.791 (27.033) **

 3.612 to 109.738

37.855 to 147.728

 0.837 0.146

0.231

 1.640 (0.172) *** 1.292 to 1.988 0.715 0.850

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Téllez, M.J.A.; Acosta, F.M.; Sanchez-Delgado, G.; Martinez-Tellez, B.; Muñoz-Hernández, V.; Martinez-Avila, W.D.; Henriksson, P.; Ruiz, J.R. Association of Neck Circumference with Anthropometric Indicators and Body Composition Measured by DXA in Young Spanish Adults. Nutrients 2020, 12, 514. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020514

Téllez MJA, Acosta FM, Sanchez-Delgado G, Martinez-Tellez B, Muñoz-Hernández V, Martinez-Avila WD, Henriksson P, Ruiz JR. Association of Neck Circumference with Anthropometric Indicators and Body Composition Measured by DXA in Young Spanish Adults. Nutrients. 2020; 12(2):514. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020514

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Téllez, María José Arias, Francisco M. Acosta, Guillermo Sanchez-Delgado, Borja Martinez-Tellez, Victoria Muñoz-Hernández, Wendy D. Martinez-Avila, Pontus Henriksson, and Jonatan R. Ruiz. 2020. “Association of Neck Circumference with Anthropometric Indicators and Body Composition Measured by DXA in Young Spanish Adults” Nutrients 12, no. 2: 514. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020514

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