Abstract:

Objective: To verify the relationship between neck circumference and conventional and unconventional anthropometric indicators of cardiovascular risk and nutritional status in the elderly. Methods and Materials:  Cross-sectional study with elderly people from the community (≥ 60 years of age) assisted in primary care in the city of Doutor Ricardo-RS. Data collection took place from July to November 2019. Sociodemographic variables were evaluated; Lifestyle; non-communicable chronic diseases; comorbidities; conventional indicators of cardiovascular risk (body mass index; percentage of body fat and waist circumference) and non-conventional indicators of cardiovascular risk (neck circumference, waist-to-height ratio and conicity index). Result: 44 elderlies participated, with an average age of 71.27±8.57 years old.  The highest average of neck circumference was associated with overweight (p=0.020); very high cardiovascular risk (p=0.024), fat percentage (p=0.017), waist-to-height ratio (p=0.036) and conicity index, respectively inadequate (p=0.003). Inadequate neck circumference was associated with inadequate nutritional status (p=0.009); waist circumference (p=0.002) and waist-to-height ratio (p=0.036). Discussion: Greater neck circumference is positively correlated with overweight and increased cardiometabolic risk and in the elderly. Conclusion: Neck circumference was associated with conventional and unconventional anthropometric indicators for cardiovascular risk and nutritional status.

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