Neck circumference vs. Waist circumferenceas transversal predictors of arterial stiffness
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Alba Hernández-Martínez [1] ; Elena Martínez-Rosales [1] ; Manuel Alcaraz-Ibáñez [1] ; Enrique G. Artero [1]
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[1] Universidad de Almería
Universidad de Almería
Almería, España
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- Localización: BIAH 2018. International Congress of Body Image & Health 6, 7 y 8 de junio de 2018: Libro de actas / coord. por Manuel Alcaraz Ibáñez, María Carrasco Poyatos, Jose Gabriel Espinosa Villegas, Antonio Granero Gallegos, María Jesús Lirola Manzano, Isabel Martın Fuentes, José Miguel Rodríguez Palacios, Álvaro Sicilia Camacho, 2019, ISBN 978-84-17261-31-3, pág. 144
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Introduction: Nowadays, cardiovascular diseases (CDV) have become one of the main causes of morbidityand mortality worldwide. Arterial stiffness (AS) has been identified as a CDV predictor aboveand beyond traditional cardiovascular risk factors. At the same time, variables of body compositionsuch as body mass index (BMI) or differents body circumferences have also been positively associatedwith AS. Until now, different studies have shown that both waist and neck circumference could contributeto predict AS. However, there is no evidence to suggest which of these circumferences couldpredict AS to a greater extent. Therefore, the present study aimed at cross-sectionally exploring thedifferential predictive capacity of waist and neck circumferences on AS.Methods: 42 workers from the University of Almería (66,7% men, %33,3 women) from 22 to 58 yearsold (Mage = 45.9, DTage =9.40) took part in the HEALTHY UAL pilot study. Body weight was measuredusing electrical bioimpedance (inbody device 270) and height was assessed using a portable stadiometer(Seca 213). Neck and waist circumferences were measured using a Rosscraft tape measure. ASwas measured as pulse wave velocity obtained from a brachial cuff-based oscillometric device (Mobil-O-graph, IEM, Germany). To examine the predictive capacity of each two body circumferences,two independents linear regresions analyses were performed. In the first regression model (M1), age,sex, BMI and waist circumference were introduced as independent variables. In the second (M2),waist circumferene was replaced by neck circumference.Results: M1 and M2 respectively explained 79.2% and 80.4% of AS. Waist and neck circumferenceboth emerged in their respective models as positive predictors, althought only neck circumferencewas significantly associated with AS (waist β = .161, p = .147; neck β = .303, p = .003).Conclusions: Once age, sex and BMI have been taken into account, neck circumference could be abetter cross-sectional predictor of AS than the waist circumference.
