Medicine and Health

Change of neck circumference in relation to visceral fat area: a Chinese community-based longitudinal cohort study

W. Cao, Y. Xu, et al.

This study reveals a significant link between changes in neck circumference and visceral fat area in a Chinese community over 2.1 years. Individuals with a more than 5% increase in neck circumference had 1.26 times the visceral adipose tissue compared to those with stable measurements. These findings indicate that tracking neck circumference could serve as a practical tool for assessing abdominal obesity. This research was conducted by Weijie Cao, Yiting Xu, Yun Shen, Tingting Hu, Yunfeng Xiao, Yufei Wang, Xiaojing Ma, and Yuqian Bao.

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Abstract

This study investigated the association between changes in neck circumference (NC) and visceral fat area (VFA) in a Chinese community-based longitudinal cohort. After a mean follow-up of 2.1 years, individuals with a >5% NC increase had 1.26 times more visceral adipose tissue than those with stable NC. Changes in NC were also significantly associated with abdominal obesity in individuals without baseline abdominal obesity. These findings suggest that NC measurement could be a practical tool for assessing abdominal obesity.

Publisher

International Journal of Obesity

Published On

Jun 07, 2022

Authors

Weijie Cao, Yiting Xu, Yun Shen, Tingting Hu, Yunfeng Xiao, Yufei Wang, Xiaojing Ma, Yuqian Bao

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