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Kim J, Lee I, Kang H. The association between physical activity and neck circumference with cardiovascular disease risk in older wheelchair users. J Rehabil Med 2024; 56:jrm35279. [PMID: 38898678 PMCID: PMC11218756 DOI: 10.2340/jrm.v56.35279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To examine the association between physical activity, neck circumference, and cardiovascular disease risk in older wheelchair users. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS/PATIENTS Sixty-one Korean wheelchair users aged 50 years and older. METHODS Physical activity was assessed using a self-administered questionnaire. Neck circumference was measured with a tape ruler. Cardiovascular disease risk was evaluated by calculating the Framingham risk score (FRS) for estimating 10-year cardiovascular disease risk, which was classified as low-moderate (19% or less) or high risk (20% or more). RESULTS The FRS for 10-year cardiovascular disease risk was inversely related to physical activity (beta [SE] = -0.213 (0.103), p = 0.043) and positively related to neck circumference (beta [SE] = 1.331 ± 0.419, p = 0.003). Binary logistic regression showed that those with low physical activity (odds ratio [95% confidence interval] = 4.256 (1.188~15.243), p = 0.026) or a large neck circumference (odds ratio [95% confidence interval] = 3.645 (1.172~11.338), p = 0.025) had a higher risk for high cardiovascular disease risk compared with those with high physical activity or normal neck circumference. CONCLUSION The current study findings suggest that an intervention targeting physical inactivity and upper-body obesity should be implemented to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in older wheelchair users.
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- Jeonghyeon Kim
- College of Sport Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Antiaging and Health Care, College of Future Convergence, Changwon National University, Changwon, Republic of Korea
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- College of Sport Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
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Lisa M, Varikasuvu SR, Kumar S, Varshney S, Gupta P, Grover A, Pérez-López FR, Lal V, Singh H, Mudgal SK. Neck Circumference in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Bootstrapped Meta-Analysis with GRADE Approach. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2024; 89:267-277. [PMID: 38547858 DOI: 10.1159/000538092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/09/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Our aim was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis for the association of neck circumference (NC) in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients as compared to non-PCOS controls. METHODS Primarily the PubMed/MEDLINE database and others such as SCOPUS, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, were searched up to November 15, 2023 for observational studies comparing NC in PCOS versus non-PCOS women. The mean and SD values of NC and other covariates in PCOS and control groups were extracted by two independent reviewers, and the quality and risk of bias assessment was done using Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. The meta-analysis employed combined standardized mean differences (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) to compare NC between PCOS patients and controls. The heterogeneity and validity were addressed by subgroup, meta-regression, and sensitivity analyses. We conducted a Bootstrapped meta-analysis using 1,000 and 10,000 simulations to test the accuracy of the obtained results. The certainty of evidence was assessed by the GRADE approach. RESULTS Our meta-analysis included 9 observational studies. The PCOS patients showed significantly higher NC values than the non-PCOS controls (SMD: 0.66, 95% CI: 0.41-0.91, p < 0.0001). In the bootstrap meta-analysis, the accuracy of the observed findings was proved (SMD = 0.66, 95% CI = 0.42-0.91) for the NC outcome. No publication bias was detected in the funnel plot analysis using Begg's and Egger's tests. The 95% prediction interval of 0.036-1.28 suggests that the true outcomes of the studies are generally in the same direction as the estimated average outcome. The sensitivity analysis provided the robustness of the outcome, and no single study was overly influential on the pooled estimate. CONCLUSION This meta-analysis provides accurate evidence for significantly higher NC values in PCOS as compared to non-PCOS controls. There is no sufficient evidence on the diagnostic accuracy measures for NC in PCOS. Hence, further research on its diagnostic utility in PCOS is needed.
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- Mona Lisa
- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Deoghar, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Deoghar, India
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- Executive Director and CEO, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Deoghar, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Deoghar, India
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- The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Zaragoza Faculty of Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Deoghar, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Deoghar, India
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- College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Deoghar, India
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Are the different cut-off points for sitting time associated with excess weight in adults? A population based study in Latin America. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:110. [PMID: 36647028 PMCID: PMC9841640 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15029-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Excess weight is increasing worldwide, and in Latin America more than half of the population is excess weight. One of the reasons for this increase has been excessive sitting time. Still, it remains to be seen whether there is an excessive amount of that time in Latin American adults. This study aimed to associate different sitting time cut-off points with the excess weight. METHODS Data from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS), a cross-sectional population-based survey conducted in eight Latin American countries, were used. The excess weight indicators used were body mass index, and waist and neck circumferences. Sitting time was obtained using questionnaires and categorized at different cut-off points. Differences between sitting time categories (< 4 or ≥ 4; < 6 or ≥ 6; and < 8 or ≥ 8 hours/day) and excess weight were obtained by Student's t test for independent samples and the association between sitting time categories and different indicators of excess weight were obtained by logistic regression. RESULTS The median of the sitting time was 420 min/day (IQR: 240-600). There were no significant differences between body mass index (kg/m2) and waist circumference (cm) with categories of sitting time. The mean values of neck circumference (cm) were significantly higher in ≥4, ≥6 and ≥ 8 hours/day than < 4, < 6, and < 8 hours/day of sitting time in the pooled sample. Some distinct differences by country were observed. There were significant differences among excess weight by body mass index (63.2% versus 60.8) with < 8 vs ≥8 hours/day of sitting time. The proportion of excess weight by neck circumference was higher in participants who reported ≥4, ≥6, and ≥ 8 hours/day compared to < 4, < 6, and < 8 hours/day of sitting time. Considering ≥8 hours/day of sitting time, higher odds of excess weight were found evaluated by body mass index (OR: 1.10; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.20) and neck circumference (OR: 1.13; CI 95%: 1.03, 1.24) overall. CONCLUSIONS Sitting time above 8 hours/day was associated with higher odds of excess weight, even though there were no differences in waist circumference between sitting time categories. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinical Trials NCT02226627. (27/08/2014).
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Ferrari G, Alberico C, Marques A, Kovalskys I, Gómez G, Rigotti A, Cortés LY, García MY, Pareja RG, Herrera-Cuenca M, Drenowatz C, Leme ACB, Cristi-Montero C, da Costa RF, Farías‑Valenzuela C, Fisberg M. Perceived urban environment attributes and obesity indices in adults: an 8-Nation study from Latin America. Sci Rep 2022; 12:19598. [PMID: 36380054 PMCID: PMC9666441 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24209-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study examines the associations between perceived urban environment attributes and obesity indices by country using data from an eight-nation study from Latin America. The data were collected from 8185 adults. The Neighbourhood Environment Walkability-abbreviated scale was used to assess perceived urban environment attributes. Obesity indices considered were body mass index, waist circumference, neck circumference, a body shape index and waist-to-height ratio. The perception of a more and better land use mix-diversity (β - 0.44; 95% CI - 0.59, - 0.28), traffic safety (- 0.39; - 0.66, - 0.12), and safety from crime (- 0.36; - 0.57, - 0.15) was associated with lower body mass index across the entire sample. Land use mix-diversity (- 1.21; - 1.60, - 0.82), street connectivity (- 0.26; - 0.37, - 0.15), and traffic safety (- 0.79; - 1.47, - 0.12) were negatively associated with waist circumference. Land use mix-diversity (- 0.11; - 0.20, - 0.03), land use mix-access (- 0.23; - 0.34, 0.12), walking/cycling facilities (- 0.22; - 0.37, - 0.08), and safety from crime (- 0.27; - 0.42, - 0.12) were negatively associated with neck circumference. No associations between perceived urban environment attributes and a body shape index were found. Land use mix-diversity (- 0.01; - 0.02, - 0.01), aesthetics (- 0.02; - 0.03, - 0.01), and safety from crime (- 0.02; - 0.04, - 0.01) were associated with waist-to-height ratio. Environmental interventions involving urban environment attributes are associated with obesity indices and, therefore, may help decrease the prevalence of overweight and obesity.
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- Gerson Ferrari
- grid.441837.d0000 0001 0765 9762Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Dirección: Av. Pedro de Valdivia 425, Santiago, Providencia Chile
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- grid.261038.e0000000122955703North Carolina Central University (NCCU), Julius L. Chambers Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Institute (JLC-BBRI), Durham, NC USA
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- grid.9983.b0000 0001 2181 4263CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal ,grid.9983.b0000 0001 2181 4263Faculdade de Medicina, ISAMB, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- grid.412525.50000 0001 2097 3932Carrera de Nutrición, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- grid.412889.e0000 0004 1937 0706Departamento de Bioquímica, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- grid.7870.80000 0001 2157 0406Centro de Nutrición Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas, Departamento de Nutrición, Diabetes Y Metabolismo, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile
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- grid.41312.350000 0001 1033 6040Departamento de Nutrición Y Bioquímica, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- grid.412251.10000 0000 9008 4711Colégio de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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- grid.419080.40000 0001 2236 6140Instituto de Investigación Nutricional, La Molina, Lima Peru
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- grid.8171.f0000 0001 2155 0982Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo, Universidad Central de Venezuela (CENDES-UCV)/Fundación Bengoa, Caracas, Venezuela
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- grid.508763.f0000 0004 0412 684XDivision of Physical Education, University of Education Upper Austria, 4020 Linz, Austria
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- Centro de Excelencia em Nutrição e Dificuldades Alimentaes (CENDA), Instituto Pensi, Fundação José Luiz Egydio Setubal, Hospital Infantil Sabará, São Paulo, Brazil
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- grid.8170.e0000 0001 1537 5962IRyS Group, Physical Education School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- grid.411233.60000 0000 9687 399XPhysical Education Department, Research Group in Physical Activity and Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- grid.441811.90000 0004 0487 6309Instituto del Deporte, Universidad de las Americas, 9170022 Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Excelencia em Nutrição e Dificuldades Alimentaes (CENDA), Instituto Pensi, Fundação José Luiz Egydio Setubal, Hospital Infantil Sabará, São Paulo, Brazil ,grid.411249.b0000 0001 0514 7202Departamento de Pediatria da, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Muacevic A, Adler JR. Is Neck Circumference Related to Other Anthropometric Measurements and Biochemical Parameters in Type 2 Diabetes? Cureus 2022; 14:e30750. [PMID: 36320794 PMCID: PMC9610223 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.30750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background Obesity is one of the leading risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist/hip ratio are anthropometric measurements used to diagnose obesity. In recent years, neck circumference, one of the anthropometric indicators used in assessing obesity, has come to the fore. This study investigates the relationship between neck circumference and other anthropometric measurements and specific biochemical parameters in T2DM. Methods Four hundred sixty-four individuals with type 2 diabetes were included in the study. Subjects’ body weight, height, and other anthropometric measurements like circumferences of the waist, hip, and neck were measured. BMI, waist/hip, and waist/height ratio were calculated. The biochemical tests of the subjects in the previous month from the study were accessed from the hospital information system. The relationship between anthropometric measurements and biochemical parameters with neck circumference was evaluated. Results The mean age of the subjects was 54.6±8.51 years. 56.2% were female and 43.8% were male, and the time from T2DM diagnosis was 9.9±7.49 years. Most male subjects were overweight (49.8%), and approximately one-third of the women were first-degree obese (33.0%). Body weight, BMI, waist, hip, and neck circumferences, and waist/hip and waist/height ratios were significantly higher in both male and female subjects in the neck circumference high-risk group than those in the low-risk group (p<0.05). In terms of biochemical parameters, fasting blood glucose and HbA1c values of men with neck circumference at risk were significantly higher than those in the low-risk group. Neck circumference measurements of the participants were positively correlated with body weight (r=0.543; p<0.001), height (r=0.260; p<0.001), waist circumference (r=0.562; p<0.001), hip circumference (r=0.293; p<0.001), BMI (r=0.366; p<0.001), waist/hip ratio (r=0.428, p<0.001), and waist/height ratio (r=0.393, p<0.001). Neck circumference had a low positive correlation with fasting blood glucose (r=0.165; p<0.001), HbA1c (r=0.281; p<0.001), and triglyceride (r=0.231; p<0.001) and a negative relationship with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (r=-0.118; p=0.001). When the relationship between neck circumference and biochemical parameters was examined, it was seen that this correlation was only in men. Conclusion Neck circumference measurement is a simple and reliable method and is not affected by external factors. It correlates with other anthropometric measurements and can be used as a good indicator of the distribution of upper subcutaneous adipose tissue in T2DM. However, more studies with larger samples are needed on this subject.
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