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Table 3 Correlation between neck circumference and fatness indices and metabolic parameters by sex

From: Neck circumference as an independent indicator of visceral obesity in a Chinese population

Variables

Male

Female

r

P

r

P

BMI (kg/m2)

0.668

< 0.001

0.569

< 0.001

WC (cm)

0.61

< 0.001

0.584

< 0.001

WHR

0.362

< 0.001

0.382

< 0.001

WHtR

0.531

< 0.001

0.519

< 0.001

VAI

0.382

< 0.001

0.32

< 0.001

LAP

0.557

< 0.001

0.503

< 0.001

AVI

0.617

< 0.001

0.59

< 0.001

Cindex

0.682

< 0.001

0.624

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

0.139

< 0.001

0.227

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

0.185

< 0.001

0.21

< 0.001

FPG (mmol/L)

0.117

< 0.001

0.23

< 0.001

HbA1c (%)

0.107

< 0.001

0.196

< 0.001

FINS (pmol/L)

0.366

< 0.001

0.331

< 0.001

HOMA-IR

0.375

< 0.001

0.354

< 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

0.334

< 0.001

0.255

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

0.114

< 0.001

0.08

< 0.001

LDL (mmol/L)

0.173

< 0.001

0.1

< 0.001

HDL (mmol/L)

−0.262

< 0.001

−0.231

< 0.001

  1. Data were Spearman’s correlation coefficients