Appropriate Neck Circumference Cut-off Points for Abdominal Obesity in Bantu Population from Brazzaville in Republic of Congo

Danny Mafuta-Munganga; Reine Freudlendrich Eboka-Loumingou Sakou; Benjamin Longo-Mbenza; Etienne Mokondjimobe; Jean Bosco Kasiam Lasi On’kin; Aliocha Nkondila Natuhoyila

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Appropriate Neck Circumference Cut-off Points for Abdominal Obesity in Bantu Population from Brazzaville in Republic of Congo

Danny Mafuta-Munganga, Reine Freudlendrich Eboka-Loumingou Sakou, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza, Etienne Mokondjimobe, Jean Bosco Kasiam Lasi On’kin, Aliocha Nkondila Natuhoyila

Published in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research (Volume 4, Issue 4)

Received: 5 August 2020 Accepted: 24 August 2020 Published: 30 September 2020

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aims: To investigate the association between neck circumference (NC) and abdominal obesity indicators: waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), Lipid Accumulation Product (LAP), Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI) and Abdominal volume index (AVI), in Bantu population at Brazzaville. Methods: A total of 500 subjects (mean age: 47.2±13.6 years) were recruited in Brazzaville to perform anthropometric measurements, including WC and hip circumference (HC), NC, body mass index (BMI), Blood pressure, fasting glucose and insulin, and lipid profile (total cholesterol TC, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol HDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol LDL, and triglyceride TG levels) were determined. The LAP, VAI and AVI were calculated as: LAP=[WC (cm) – 65] x TG (mmol/l); VAI=[WC (cm) / 39.68+ 1.88 x BMI (kg/m²)] x [TG (mmol/l)/1.03) x [1.31/ HDL (cm)] for males and LAP=[WC (cm) – 58] x TG (mmol/l); VAI=[WC (cm) / 36.58+ 1.89 x BMI (kg/m²)] x [TG (mmol/l)/0.81) x [1.52/ HDL (cm)] for females. For both males and females: AVI=[2 cm x WC² (cm)² + 0.7 cm x (WC – HC)²]/1000. Results: NC was significantly (p<0.001) associated with visceral obesity and those fatness indices evaluating visceral fat distribution, including WC, WHR, WHtR, VAI, LAP and AVI. After applying the ROC analysis, NC ≥ 38 cm in males and 33 cm in females were determined as the best cut-off values to predict visceral obesity. These cut-off values had accuracy for diagnosis of visceral obesity with AUC of 0.944 (95% 0.904, 0.983) for males and 0.886 (95% 0.834, 0.938) for females. Conclusion: our findings suggest a positive correlation of NC with abdominal obesity in Bantu population, and could be a useful and accurate tool to identify visceral obesity.

Published in	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research (Volume 4, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ccr.20200404.11
Page(s)	169-174
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Neck Circumference, Abdominal Obesity, Bantu, Brazzaville

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Danny Mafuta-Munganga, Reine Freudlendrich Eboka-Loumingou Sakou, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza, Etienne Mokondjimobe, Jean Bosco Kasiam Lasi On’kin, et al. Appropriate Neck Circumference Cut-off Points for Abdominal Obesity in Bantu Population from Brazzaville in Republic of Congo. Cardiol Cardiovasc Res. 2020;4(4):169-174. doi: 10.11648/j.ccr.20200404.11

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Danny Mafuta-Munganga

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Reine Freudlendrich Eboka-Loumingou Sakou

Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
Benjamin Longo-Mbenza

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Etienne Mokondjimobe

Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
Jean Bosco Kasiam Lasi On’kin

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Aliocha Nkondila Natuhoyila

Department of Public Health, Lomo University of Research, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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  title = {Appropriate Neck Circumference Cut-off Points for Abdominal Obesity in Bantu Population from Brazzaville in Republic of Congo},
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  abstract = {aims: To investigate the association between neck circumference (NC) and abdominal obesity indicators: waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), Lipid Accumulation Product (LAP), Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI) and Abdominal volume index (AVI), in Bantu population at Brazzaville. Methods: A total of 500 subjects (mean age: 47.2±13.6 years) were recruited in Brazzaville to perform anthropometric measurements, including WC and hip circumference (HC), NC, body mass index (BMI), Blood pressure, fasting glucose and insulin, and lipid profile (total cholesterol TC, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol HDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol LDL, and triglyceride TG levels) were determined. The LAP, VAI and AVI were calculated as: LAP=[WC (cm) – 65] x TG (mmol/l); VAI=[WC (cm) / 39.68+ 1.88 x BMI (kg/m2)] x [TG (mmol/l)/1.03) x [1.31/ HDL (cm)] for males and LAP=[WC (cm) – 58] x TG (mmol/l); VAI=[WC (cm) / 36.58+ 1.89 x BMI (kg/m2)] x [TG (mmol/l)/0.81) x [1.52/ HDL (cm)] for females. For both males and females: AVI=[2 cm x WC2 (cm)2 + 0.7 cm x (WC – HC)2]/1000. Results: NC was significantly (pConclusion: our findings suggest a positive correlation of NC with abdominal obesity in Bantu population, and could be a useful and accurate tool to identify visceral obesity.},
 year = {2020}
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Appropriate Neck Circumference Cut-off Points for Abdominal Obesity in Bantu Population from Brazzaville in Republic of Congo
AU  - Danny Mafuta-Munganga
AU  - Reine Freudlendrich Eboka-Loumingou Sakou
AU  - Benjamin Longo-Mbenza
AU  - Etienne Mokondjimobe
AU  - Jean Bosco Kasiam Lasi On’kin
AU  - Aliocha Nkondila Natuhoyila
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PY  - 2020
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DO  - 10.11648/j.ccr.20200404.11
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EP  - 174
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2578-8914
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ccr.20200404.11
AB  - aims: To investigate the association between neck circumference (NC) and abdominal obesity indicators: waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), Lipid Accumulation Product (LAP), Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI) and Abdominal volume index (AVI), in Bantu population at Brazzaville. Methods: A total of 500 subjects (mean age: 47.2±13.6 years) were recruited in Brazzaville to perform anthropometric measurements, including WC and hip circumference (HC), NC, body mass index (BMI), Blood pressure, fasting glucose and insulin, and lipid profile (total cholesterol TC, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol HDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol LDL, and triglyceride TG levels) were determined. The LAP, VAI and AVI were calculated as: LAP=[WC (cm) – 65] x TG (mmol/l); VAI=[WC (cm) / 39.68+ 1.88 x BMI (kg/m2)] x [TG (mmol/l)/1.03) x [1.31/ HDL (cm)] for males and LAP=[WC (cm) – 58] x TG (mmol/l); VAI=[WC (cm) / 36.58+ 1.89 x BMI (kg/m2)] x [TG (mmol/l)/0.81) x [1.52/ HDL (cm)] for females. For both males and females: AVI=[2 cm x WC2 (cm)2 + 0.7 cm x (WC – HC)2]/1000. Results: NC was significantly (pConclusion: our findings suggest a positive correlation of NC with abdominal obesity in Bantu population, and could be a useful and accurate tool to identify visceral obesity.
VL  - 4
IS  - 4
ER  -

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