Role of neck circumference in measuring obesity in healthy adults

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dc.contributor.authorSharma, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorBajaj, Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorDudeja, Pen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-02T06:43:34Z
dc.date.available2020-01-02T06:43:34Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: Visceral fat or intra-abdominal fat is the adipose tissue surrounding mesenteries and omentum. This has been linked to lifestyle diseases like heart diseases, arthritis, stroke and even cancer. At present we have three tools to measure visceral fat area (VFA) – Bio impedance analysis, Magnetic resonance analyser and DEXA scan. Neck circumference measurement is a simple, easy to do and a quantifiable method of measuring visceral fat. Aim & Objective: This study aims to find correlation of visceral body fat with Neck Circumference (NC) and Body Mass Index. Methodology: A cross sectional study was carried out in a medical college of western Maharashtra, wherein 290 healthy males (>18 years) were selected by simple random sampling over a period of 7 months from (February 2018 – August 2018). Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Visceral body fat was measured using Body Space 720 and neck circumference using measuring tape. Results: We found a significant association between neck circumference and VFA. There is a strong association between NC of >35cm and VFA >100cm2. NC can be useful in field settings as it can be used easily by health care workers in predicting risk of lifestyle diseases.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE, PUNEen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE, PUNEen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsBase Hospital Delhi Cantt, New Delhien_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAFMC, Puneen_US
dc.identifier.citationSharma S, Sharma K, Bajaj V, Dudeja P. Role of neck circumference in measuring obesity in healthy adults. Indian Journal of Community Health. 2019 Jun; 31(2): 253-256en_US
dc.identifier.issn0971-7587
dc.identifier.issn2248-9509
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/191965
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Association of Preventive and Social Medicineen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume31en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/1115en_US
dc.subjectNeck Circumferenceen_US
dc.subjectObesityen_US
dc.subjectVisceral Fat Areaen_US
dc.subjectBody Fat Percentageen_US
dc.titleRole of neck circumference in measuring obesity in healthy adultsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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