public-health-congress-2019-posters-abstracts

7 / 21

Page 31
Notes:
conferenceseries.com
Volume 9 Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education Public Health Congress 2019
May 15-16, 2019
May 15-16, 2019 Singapore
7th World Congress on
Public Health, Nutrition & Epidemiology
Joanna Hołowko et al., J Community Med Health Educ 2019, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C3-060
The role of neck circumference measurement, could be a reliable way of evaluating patient's health
state
Joanna Hołowko, Maja Czerwińska Rogowska, Dominika Maciejewska, Anna Gudan, Honorata Mruk, Anna Gudan, Anna Wolska, Joanna Palma,
Maciej Hałasa and Ewa Stachowska
Pomeranian Medical University, Poland
The epidemiological study is one of the most demanding studies. Furthermore, receiving honest data from patients is
required to obtain solid statistics. However, there are some questions generally regarded as inhibiting and sensitive, for
instance concerning body weight or waist circumference. Those questions could have a significant impact on utter statistics
making them unreliable. There is an enormous need to create some useful and convenient anthropometric tools that would
help to evaluate patient’s health status simultaneously avoiding sensitive questions and rendering all the data valid. The object
of the study was to examine the usefulness of neck circumference in evaluating patient’s body weight and waist circumference.
The study was conducted in Szczecin during two popular events: The finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity
(10.01.2016) and run for women, Alkala (06.03.2016). It included 374 patients, 242 of whomwere women. Every participant was
measured using flexible measuring tape in order to obtain neck and waist circumference and also the body mass was weighed.
Additionally, the short survey research, concerning height, educational background and place of residence was conducted.
Statistical analysis showed a very strong correlation of neck circumference and both body weight (p<0.01, RHO=0.7) and
waist circumference (p<0.01, RHO=0.76). It seems that neck circumference is a solid indicator that can help to evaluate both
body weight and waist circumference avoiding sensitive questions. Thus, neck circumference may be helpful in collecting a
representative group of people during population study.
Biography
Joanna Hołowko is currently pursuing his PhD degree at Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland. She is working as a Dietician in Rehabilitation
Hospital of Saint Charles Borromeo in Szczecin. She has published seven papers in reputed journals and has taken an active part in many national and foreign
conferences on nutrition.