SEP 6, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
NECK CIRCUMFERENCE AS AN ANTHROPOMETRIC INDEX OF OBESITY IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES, HYPERTENSION AND DYSLIPIDAEMIA
Advances in Clinical Medical Research
Cross-sectional study showing NC as an independent predictor of diabetes and dyslipidaemia with moderate discriminatory ability (AUC 0.63), but limited by observational design and modest effect sizes that do not establish clinical utility.
Reported
Sample size300
Mean neck circumference37.72 ± 2.24 cm
NC–BMI correlationr=0.511, p<0.001