Table 2 Simple correlation of neck circumference with various parameters.

From: Neck Circumference and Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus over 10 Years in the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES)

 

Men

Women

r

P

r

P

Age (years)

−0.056*

0.018

0.139**

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

0.170**

<0.001

0.203**

<0.001

DBP (mmHg)

0.200**

<0.001

0.199**

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

0.801**

<0.001

0.744**

<0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

0.740**

<0.001

0.706**

<0.001

Body fat (%)

0.547**

<0.001

0.510**

<0.001

WBC (×103/μl)

0.163**

<0.001

0.229**

<0.001

AST (IU/l)

0.033

0.162

0.091**

<0.001

ALT (IU/l)

0.162**

<0.001

0.200**

<0.001

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.120**

<0.001

0.090**

<0.001

HbA1c (%)

0.151**

<0.001

0.216**

<0.001

FPG (mg/dl)

0.159**

<0.001

0.122**

<0.001

PG60 (mg/dl)

0.087**

0.005

0.225**

<0.001

PG120 (mg/dl)

0.149**

<0.001

0.250**

<0.001

FPI (IU/ml)

0.283**

<0.001

0.206**

<0.001

PI60 (IU/ml)

0.165**

<0.001

0.232**

<0.001

PI120 (IU/ml)

0.184**

<0.001

0.245**

<0.001

HOMA-IR†

0.317**

<0.001

0.234**

<0.001

IGI†

0.070*

0.027

0.055

0.161

TG (mg/dl)

0.240**

<0.001

0.256**

<0.001

HDL-C (mg/dl)

−0.246**

<0.001

−0.223**

<0.001

PRA (ng/ml/h)†

−0.057*

0.016

−0.151**

<0.001

hsCRP (mg/l)†

0.114**

<0.001

0.091*

0.017

ESS

0.071**

0.003

−0.034

0.161

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, †log-transformed values were used for statistical comparison WBC, white blood cell; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; PG, postload glucose; FPI, fasting plasma insulin; PI, postload insulin; IGI, insulinogenic index; C, cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; PRA, plasma renin activity; hsCRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein; ESS, Epworth sleepiness scale.
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