Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
Publication Date
12-6-2015
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Obesity levels have been dramatically increased in the United Arab Emirates over the last few years. High levels of body Mass Index, waist circumference, and percent of total body fat as a measure of obesity have found to be related to cardiovascular risk factors and other diseases. Neck circumference is a new tool that has been linked to obesity. However, no studies in UAE have been conducted yet. AIM: The purpose of this study was to measure the obesity levels in a college population and to correlate them with NC and other anthropometrical indexes. METHODS AND SUBJECTS: Two hundred forty three (243) female students aged 18-25 were conveniently selected to participate in the study. Anthropometrical indexes were obtained from all subjects e after fasting. RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight and obesity together was found to be 28.4 % (n = 69). Pearson correlation showed that WC, NC and BF (%) were significantly positively related to obesity, (r = 0.790; r = 0.758; r = 0.767, p < 0.001), respectively. In multiple regression analysis, only NC (Beta: 1.627, 95 %CI: 0.370, 2.846, p < 0.001) and WC (Beta: 0.464, 95 %CI: 0.135, 0.664, p < 0.001) were found to be independently associated with obesity. CONCLUSION: NC was found to be independently associated with obesity levels in Emirati college students.
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Publisher
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume
3
Issue
4
First Page
578
Last Page
581
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Keywords
Asthma, College students, Neck circumference, Obesity, United Arab Emirates, Waist circumference
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Recommended Citation
Papandreou, Dimitrios; Noor, Zujaja Tul; Rashed, Maitha; and Al Jaberi, Hadeel, "Association of neck circumference with obesity in female college students" (2015). All Works. 598.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/598
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Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series