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Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education | ISSN: 2161-0711 | Volume 8
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Medical Sociology & Public Health
3 rd World Congress on
Public health and Epidemic diseases
International Conference on
September 21-22, 2018 | Dallas, USA
Neck circumference as an indicator of risk for the systemic arterial hypertension and dyslipidemia
(Unidad Medico Familiar No.9, IMSS Aguascalientes, Mexico)
Citlalli Alejandra Silos Vega, Ramírez Orozco and Ricardo Ernesto
Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Mexico
Nutrition professionals focus on the prevention and detection of cardiovascular diseases related to obesity, through the
implementation of non-invasive, easily applicable and inexpensive anthropometric methods as a preventive method such
as the determination of the neck circumference (NC). Therefore, a correlation, cross-sectional and prospective study was
conducted for a period of 2 months (October to November 2017) in a Public Health Center in the state of Aguascalientes,
Mexico. We analyzed 42 patients (28 female and 14 male), which showed Body Mass Index (BMI) values between 22.4 to
45.9 kg/m2. Interestingly, a relationship was found between the increase in NC with the prevalence of diseases (mainly in the
development of hypertension and dyslipidemia), with risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, with an increase in triglycerides
and serum cholesterol (r2 =0.661, p <0.023), preferably in females. Reports from the previous investigations have associated
NC with cardiovascular diseases and with metabolic risk factors. The mechanism involved in the association between NC and
cardiovascular risks is not well defined; however, it is known that subcutaneous fat in the upper area of the body causes an
increase in the release of systemic fatty acids associated with cardiovascular risks. In this study, NC was also positively related
to weight (r = 0.661, p <0.001), height (r =0.439, p <0.004), a Body Mass Index (r =0.448, p <0.003), Waist Circumference (r
=0.432, p <0.004) and the Hip Circumference (r = 0.370, p <0.016), which are also used as indicators of overweight and obesity.
For the foregoing, we could conclude that the NC should be considered as an important anthropometric measurement and
used as a diagnosis of the identification of health risks in patients of the Public Health Centers, due to its low costs and easy
reference and interpretation of the health status of the individuals.
Biography
Citlalli Silos, received the bachelor's degree in Human Nutrition at the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico. During her programme, she have carried
out the academic training Seville, Spain. Later, she have undergone short research stay at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médica y Nutrición Hospital Salvador
Zubirán, México City, Mexico. At the end of her semester, she have carried out the professional practices in the Clinic area at the Hospital of the Mexican Institute
of Social Security (IMSS). Meanwhile, she did a research in this investigation.
Citlalli Alejandra Silos Vega et al., J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C4-042