Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2018

Neck Circumference as a Surrogate Marker for Risk of Hypertension

Dr. Sandeep. S, Dr. Sujatha. B

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BACKROUND&OBJECTIVES: Hypertension is one of the major health and development challenges of the 21st century. Hypertension is associated with a greater proportion and abnormal distribution of body fat. Neck circumference has been proposed as an index for upper–body subcutaneous adipose tissue distribution. Aim of this study is to measure the Neck circumference among the hypertensive adults and thereby finds out the correlation between Neck circumference and Blood pressure in adults.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross–sectional study involved 200 Hypertensive patients attending to NCD clinic for follow–up in Coimbatore medical college hospital. Blood pressure, Neck circumference, Waist circumference and Hip circumference were measured among them. Results were analysed using Pearson’s correlation.

RESULTS: Out of 200 hypertensives, 120 were males and 80 were females. Positive correlation was seen between Systolic Blood Pressure and Neck Circumference in males r=0.214 and in females r=0.242 (p=0.043). Also positive correlation was seen between Diastolic blood pressure and neck circumference in males r=0.173and in females r =0.202 (p=0.05).

 CONCLUSION: Our study concludes that Neck Circumference could be a potential, inexpensive, surrogate marker for screening hypertension.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Dr. SANDEEP.S, Dr. SUJATHA.B, Neck Circumference as a Surrogate Marker for Risk of Hypertension, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2018

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