Association of neck circumference (categorical data) with the risk of cardiometabolic disease
| Men | Women | |||||
| OR | 95% CI | P value | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Hypertension | ||||||
| Model 1 | 1.96 | 1.50 to 2.56 | <0.01 | 1.99 | 1.63 to 2.44 | <0.01 |
| Model 2 | 2.12 | 1.60 to 2.80 | <0.01 | 1.98 | 1.61 to 2.41 | <0.01 |
| Model 3 | 1.53 | 1.12 to 2.09 | 0.008 | 1.51 | 1.19 to 1.91 | 0.001 |
| Model 4 | 1.51 | 1.09 to 2.09 | 0.014 | 1.58 | 1.24 to 2.02 | <0.01 |
| Model 5 | 1.41 | 1.01 to 1.95 | 0.043 | 1.51 | 1.19 to 1.96 | 0.001 |
| Decreased HDL | ||||||
| Model 1 | 2.49 | 1.81 to 3.42 | <0.01 | 1.35 | 1.10 to 1.66 | 0.004 |
| Model 2 | 2.31 | 1.66 to 3.20 | <0.01 | 1.31 | 1.06 to 1.63 | 0.012 |
| Model 3 | 2.08 | 1.48 to 2.93 | <0.01 | 1.20 | 0.95 to 1.52 | 0.130 |
| Model 4 | 2.19 | 1.55 to 3.08 | <0.01 | 1.40 | 1.10 to 1.78 | 0.007 |
| Model 5 | 2.10 | 1.49 to 2.97 | <0.01 | 1.31 | 1.03 to 1.68 | 0.030 |
| High triglycerides | ||||||
| Model 1 | 2.47 | 1.94 to 3.14 | <0.01 | 2.27 | 1.81 to 2.87 | <0.01 |
| Model 2 | 2.34 | 1.82 to 3.00 | <0.01 | 2.28 | 1.80 to 2.90 | <0.01 |
| Model 3 | 1.61 | 1.20 to 2.17 | 0.001 | 1.95 | 1.50 to 2.55 | <0.01 |
| Model 4 | 1.47 | 1.08 to 1.99 | 0.014 | 1.91 | 1.45 to 2.51 | <0.01 |
| Model 5 | 1.36 | 1.00 to 1.87 | 0.050 | 1.96 | 1.49 to 2.55 | <0.01 |
| Diabetes | ||||||
| Model 1 | 1.51 | 1.09 to 2.08 | <0.01 | 1.97 | 1.48 to 2.62 | <0.01 |
| Model 2 | 1.87 | 1.33 to 2.63 | <0.01 | 1.89 | 1.40 to 2.57 | <0.01 |
| Model 3 | 1.75 | 1.19 to 2.59 | 0.004 | 1.8 | 1.29 to 2.52 | 0.001 |
| Model 4 | 1.58 | 1.05 to 2.37 | 0.027 | 1.66 | 1.17 to 2.36 | 0.005 |
| Model 5 | 1.59 | 1.05 to 2.41 | 0.027 | 1.67 | 1.17 to 2.38 | 0.005 |
Model 1: unadjusted; model 2: adjusted for age, sex, smoking, drinking and education; model 3: adjusted for age, sex, smoking, drinking, education and BMI; model 4: adjusted for age, sex, smoking, drinking, education and WC; model 5: adjusted for age, sex, smoking, drinking, education, BMI and WC.
For hypertension, neck circumference <38.10 cm was the reference in men and neck circumference <32.35 cm was the reference in women.
For decreased HDL, neck circumference <32.25 cm was the reference in men and neck circumference <33.4 cm was the reference in women.
For high triglycerides, neck circumference <36.6 cm was the reference in men and neck circumference <32.9 cm was the reference in women.
For diabetes, neck circumference <36.6 cm was the reference in men and neck circumference <33.4 cm was the reference in women.
BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; WC, waist circumference.