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Horizonte sanitario
versão On-line ISSN 2007-7459versão impressa ISSN 1665-3262
Resumo
MARQUEZ-IBARRA, Adriana Alejandra; VALBUENA-GREGORIO, Edith; GONZALEZ-PONCE, Ana María e BARRERA-HERNANDEZ, Laura Fernanda. Distribution of neck circumference percentiles and their relationship with anthropometric measurements in children. Horiz. sanitario [online]. 2023, vol.22, n.3, pp.573-581. Epub 03-Maio-2024. ISSN 2007-7459. https://doi.org/10.19136/hs.a22n3.5633.
Objective:
To determine the relationship between neck circumference and anthropometric variables; to compare this circumference with percentile values proposed in 2021.
Materials and methods:
Cross-sectional, analytical study in a sample of 392 schoolchildren between 6 and 12 years of age, residents of Obregon City, Sonora, Mexico. Pearson correlations were performed; and the neck circumference data of 331 children were contrasted with the reference percentiles of a study carried out in central Mexico.
Results:
44.64% were found to be normal weight, 14.29% underweight, 22.19% overweight and 18.88% obese. The mean neck circumference was 27.36±2.80 in girls and 28.44±2.78 in boys. In the subanalysis, neck circumference was higher in boy’s vs girls (28.04±2.62 vs 26.89±2.54). Twenty-one.91% of girls and 20.92% of boys were above the 97th percentile reference percentile, and at the 25th percentile was 19.66% of girls and 18.15% of boys. No girls were detected in the 3rd, 85th, 95th, and 97th percentiles; and in boys in the 3rd and 97th percentiles. Neck circumference was correlated with all anthropometric measurements (hip circumference, weight, waist circumference, BMI, CTI, and height).
Conclusions:
Neck circumference is related to BMI; therefore, it could be a secondary indicator of overweight or obesity.
Palavras-chave : Neck; Body Mass Index; Obesity; Children..