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Assessment of neck circumference in a sample of primary school children

Background: Neck circumference (NC) is one of the proposed assessments for child obesity, but limited information is available for Malaysian children. This study assessed NC and its relationship with anthropometric indices in a sample of primary school children. Materials and Methods: This cross-sec...

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Main Authors: Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak, Ismail, Intan Hakimah, Amin Nordin, Syafinaz, S., Nurul Ain
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Published: Community Health Society Malaysia 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73210/1/BMI.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.732102020-11-26T22:57:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73210/ Assessment of neck circumference in a sample of primary school children Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak Ismail, Intan Hakimah Amin Nordin, Syafinaz S., Nurul Ain Background: Neck circumference (NC) is one of the proposed assessments for child obesity, but limited information is available for Malaysian children. This study assessed NC and its relationship with anthropometric indices in a sample of primary school children. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 758 children aged 7-10 years old from a selected primary school in Serdang, Selangor. Anthropometric indices included assessments of height, weight, waist circumference (WC) and NC. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated which was then used to determine BMI-for-age Z-score based on the WHO Child Growth Standard. Results: Their mean age of the children were 8.2±1.1 years old, mainly boys (54.6%) and Malays/Bumiputera (91.0%). The prevalence of overweight and obesity were 8.3% and 3.8% respectively, lower than the thinness (16.6%). The mean NC was 27.8±2.5cm with no differences between boys and girls. There was a significant difference between BMI and NC in which thinness (25.7±1.3cm) and normal weight (27.6±1.9cm) children had significantly lower NC as compared to overweight (31.6±1.8cm) and obese (32.5±2.5cm) children (p< 0. 001). However, no different in NC between overweight and obese children. NC was also significantly higher in children with WC of more than 90th percentiles as compared to those less (31.5±2.2 vs 27.2±1.8 cm) (p< 0. 001). NC was positively correlated with BMI-for-age (r = 0.781), BMI-for-age Z-score (r= 0.762), WC (r= 0.755), body weight (r= 0.752), height (r= 0.430) and age (r= 0.117) (p< 0. 001). There were a significant relationship of BMI and WC with NC (Adjusted R2 = 0.625, F (2, 753) = 630.9 p < 0.000). Conclusion: NC was significantly related to excess weight and adiposity. The results suggest that NC assessments can potentially be used to assess child obesity. Community Health Society Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73210/1/BMI.pdf Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak and Ismail, Intan Hakimah and Amin Nordin, Syafinaz and S., Nurul Ain (2018) Assessment of neck circumference in a sample of primary school children. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 5 (5). 48 - 56. ISSN 2289-7577 http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/767/520 10.32827/ijphcs.5.5.48
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description Background: Neck circumference (NC) is one of the proposed assessments for child obesity, but limited information is available for Malaysian children. This study assessed NC and its relationship with anthropometric indices in a sample of primary school children. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 758 children aged 7-10 years old from a selected primary school in Serdang, Selangor. Anthropometric indices included assessments of height, weight, waist circumference (WC) and NC. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated which was then used to determine BMI-for-age Z-score based on the WHO Child Growth Standard. Results: Their mean age of the children were 8.2±1.1 years old, mainly boys (54.6%) and Malays/Bumiputera (91.0%). The prevalence of overweight and obesity were 8.3% and 3.8% respectively, lower than the thinness (16.6%). The mean NC was 27.8±2.5cm with no differences between boys and girls. There was a significant difference between BMI and NC in which thinness (25.7±1.3cm) and normal weight (27.6±1.9cm) children had significantly lower NC as compared to overweight (31.6±1.8cm) and obese (32.5±2.5cm) children (p< 0. 001). However, no different in NC between overweight and obese children. NC was also significantly higher in children with WC of more than 90th percentiles as compared to those less (31.5±2.2 vs 27.2±1.8 cm) (p< 0. 001). NC was positively correlated with BMI-for-age (r = 0.781), BMI-for-age Z-score (r= 0.762), WC (r= 0.755), body weight (r= 0.752), height (r= 0.430) and age (r= 0.117) (p< 0. 001). There were a significant relationship of BMI and WC with NC (Adjusted R2 = 0.625, F (2, 753) = 630.9 p < 0.000). Conclusion: NC was significantly related to excess weight and adiposity. The results suggest that NC assessments can potentially be used to assess child obesity.
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author Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak
Ismail, Intan Hakimah
Amin Nordin, Syafinaz
S., Nurul Ain
spellingShingle Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak
Ismail, Intan Hakimah
Amin Nordin, Syafinaz
S., Nurul Ain
Assessment of neck circumference in a sample of primary school children
author_facet Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak
Ismail, Intan Hakimah
Amin Nordin, Syafinaz
S., Nurul Ain
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title Assessment of neck circumference in a sample of primary school children
title_short Assessment of neck circumference in a sample of primary school children
title_full Assessment of neck circumference in a sample of primary school children
title_fullStr Assessment of neck circumference in a sample of primary school children
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of neck circumference in a sample of primary school children
title_sort assessment of neck circumference in a sample of primary school children
publisher Community Health Society Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73210/1/BMI.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73210/
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