CORRELATION OF NECK CIRCUMFERENCE WITH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS

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https://doi.org/10.18471/rbe.v35.43584

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Objective: to investigate the correlation of neck circumference with other anthropometric parameters, with blood pressure, capillary glycemia and with modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors present. Method: descriptive crosssectional study, with patients from a polyclinic, by applying a semi-structured questionnaire. Neck circumference was measured considering the natural position of the head, between cervical midpoint and anterior neck. Cardiovascular risk was determined by measurement of abdominal circumference and modifiable or non-modifiable risk factors. Results: positive correlations were found between neck circumference and muscle mass index, abdominal
circumference, systolic blood pressure, capillary glycemia and age, besides identifying high cardiovascular risk in
most male participants, with a tendency to be higher in individuals with hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemias. Conclusion: neck circumference was significantly correlated with body mass index, abdominal circumference,
systolic pressure, capillary glycemia and age.

Descriptors: Cardiovascular Diseases. Obesity. Anthropometry. Neck. Risk Factors

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Natalia Castaman dos Santos, Centro Universitário do Vale do Ribeira

Graduada em Enfermagem pelo Centro Universitário do Vale do Ribeira (UNIVR). Cursando residência em Enfermagem em Cardiologia pelo Hospital Sírio Libanês de São Paulo, Brasil.

Gabriela Fulan e Silva, Centro Universitário do Vale do Ribeira

Graduada em Enfermagem pela Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP (1999). Especializada em Cardiologia (UNESP) e Nefrologia (UNIFESP) e Mestre em Ciências pela Universidade de São Paulo- USP (2011). Professora Titular do Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem do Centro Universitário do Vale do Ribeira desde 2015.

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2021-08-26

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Castaman dos Santos, N., & Fulan e Silva, G. (2021). CORRELATION OF NECK CIRCUMFERENCE WITH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS. Revista Baiana De Enfermagem, 35. https://doi.org/10.18471/rbe.v35.43584

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