From: Neck circumference as a measure of neck fat and abdominal visceral fat in Chinese adults
Abdomen CT participants | Neck CT participants | |||||
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Male | Female | P -value | Male | Female | P -value | |
n | 87 | 90 | 15 | 15 | 1 | |
Age (years) | 58.7 ± 9.3 | 58.8 ± 10.5 | 0.449 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
Metabolic parameters | ||||||
SBP (mmHg) | 138.7(100,200) | 132.7(90,190) | 0.159 | 133(122,180) | 125(100,155) | 0.166 |
DBP (mmHg) | 84.5(60,120) | 80.9(60,110) | 0.102 | 85(70,110) | 79(65,95) | 0.112 |
BG (mmol/l) | 5.4(4.8,7.1) | 5.2(4.5,6.9) | 0.426 | --- | --- | --- |
TG (mmol/l) | 1.65(0.38,8.1) | 1.34(0.53,4.75) | 0.359 | --- | --- | --- |
CHO (mmol/l) | 4.86(1.32,8.01) | 5.38(0.8,9.35) | 0.033 | --- | --- | --- |
VLDL (mmol/l) | 0.79 ± 0.62 | 0.65(0.12,2.16) | 0.217 | --- | --- | --- |
LDL (mmol/l) | 2.92 (0.32,6.17) | 3.24(0.49,6.65) | 0.083 | --- | --- | --- |
HDL (mmol/l) | 1.23(0.51,5.17) | 1.30(0.12,4.71) | 0.495 | --- | --- | --- |
Body composition parameters | ||||||
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.7 ± 3.8 | 25.0 ± 3.7 | 0.265 | 26.2 ± 0.5 | 26.2 ± 0.6 | 0.971 |
WC (cm) | 95.3(71,120) | 91.3(64,112) | 0.003 | 95.1 ± 4.3 | 90.2 ± 3.9 | 0.003 |
WHR | 0.96 ± 0.06 | 0.92 ± 0.06 | 0.000 | 0.93 ± 0.05 | 0.89 ± 0.04 | 0.612 |
WHtR | 0.56 ± 0.06 | 0.57 ± 0.06 | 0.164 | 0.54 ± 0.08 | 0.57 ± 0.05 | 0.386 |
NC (cm) | 39.0 (31.5,47) | 35.0(30,45) | 0.006 | 40(38,45) | 35(33,39) | 0.001* |
SAD (cm) | 22.4(15.7,32.2) | 20.8(14.7,26.3) | 0.000 | 21.1(18,26.9) | 19.0(16.5,21.5) | 0.002* |
CT image | ||||||
SAT area (cm2) | 156.6 ± 62.0 | 196.7 ± 73.6 | 0.000 | 170.5 ± 26.7 | 225.3 ± 41.2 | 0.000 |
VAT area (cm2) | 123.7 ± 55.1 | 104.5 ± 45.4 | 0.012 | 173.7 ± 47.9 | 119.6 ± 27.0 | 0.001 |
TAT area (cm2) | 280.3 ± 107.1 | 301.1 ± 104.1 | 0.191 | 344.2 ± 60.7 | 344.9 ± 43.0 | 0.969 |
VS ratio | 1.1(0.32,2.61) | 1.2(0.19,4.69) | 0.268 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 0.000 |
Neck adipose area (cm2) | --- | --- | --- | 26.4 ± 7.8 | 34.1 ± 5.5 | 0.004 |