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Table 1 Main characteristics of the included studies involving neck circumference and the risk of diabetes mellitus

From: Association between neck circumference and diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Year

Disease

Country

(state)

Study design

Age

(years)

Simple size

Cutoff point

(cm)

Adjustment

Total

Case

Male

Female

Sarah Rosner Preis et al.

2010

T2DM

USA

(North America)

Cross-sectional

49.8 ± 10.7 (M)

52.1 ± 9.9 (F)

3307

193

1718

1589

NR

gender, BMI, waist, age, smoking, alcohol, menopausal status, and hormone replacement therapy use

Nam H. Cho et al.

2015

T2DM

Korea

(Asia)

Cohort

49.8 ± 7.1(M)

50.6 ± 7.6 (F)

2623

632

NR

NR

NR

age, gender, BMI, family history of DM

Mykolay Khalangot et al.

2016

T2DM

Ukraine

(Europe)

Cross-sectional

≥ 44

196

54

46

150

38.5 (M)

36.5 (F)

gender, BMI

Aline Marcadenti et al.

2017

T2DM

Brazil

(South America)

Cross-sectional

18–80

430

142

145

285

NR

age, physical activity, smoking and BMI

Yavor Assyov et al.

2017

T2DM

Bulgaria

(Europe)

Cross-sectional

49 ± 12

255

29

102

153

38 (M)

35 (F)

gender

Mingkuo Ting et al.

2018

T2DM

China

(Asia)

Cohort

51.1 ± 11.9

8450

2068

4431

4019

NR

age, sex, education, marital status, occupation, betel nut chewing, and hypertension history, waist width, left thigh circumference, right upper arm circumference

Aléxei Volaco et al.

2018

T2DM

Brazil

(South America)

Cross-sectional

46.5 ± 18.6 (M)

47.4 ± 17.6 (F)

950

170

329

621

39.5 (M)

34.5 (F)

gender, education, race, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption

Wenning Fu et al.

2019

T2DM

China

(Asia)

Cross-sectional

56.0 ± 9.8

4000

387

1605

2395

36.6 (M)

33.40 (F)

age, sex, smoking, drinking and education

Qun Yan et al.

2021

T2DM

China

(Asia)

Cohort

71.0 ± 5.8

2646

219

1288

1358

NR

age, exercise, current smoking, alcohol use, BMI, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, triglycerides, total cholesterol, alanine aminotransferase

Fang He et al.

2017

GDM

China

(Asia)

Case-control

29.1 ± 3.7

255

41

NA

255

NR

hemoglobin A1c, 1-h glucose, 2-h glucose, waist circumference, fasting blood glucose

Ping Li et al.

2018

GDM

China

(Asia)

Cross-sectional

30 (27–32)

371

97

NA

371

33.8

BMI, maternal age, gravidity and parity

Lilian C Mendoza et al.

2018

GDM

Spain, Austria,

Belgium,

Denmark, Poland,

Italy, Ireland,

The Netherlands,

The United Kingdom

(Europe)

Cross-sectional

32.1 ± 5.3

971

425

NA

971

NR

maternal age, ethnicity, education, marital status, working status, obstetric history, BMI

Necati Hancerliogullari et al.

2020

GDM

Turkey

(Asia)

Cohort

31 (19–41) (GDM);

27 (18–44) (control)

525

49

NA

525

38.5

age, gravidity, parity, BMI

Tahoora Sedighi Barforoush et al.

2021

GDM

Iran

(Asia)

Cohort

28.1 ± 4.4

372

74

NA

372

34.3

age, BMI, fasting blood glucose

Azam Ghorbani er al.

2022

GDM

Iran

(Asia)

Cohort

29.78 ± 4.91

676

110

NA

676

33.5

age, gravid, BMI, waist circumference

Camila Rodrigues de Souza Carvalho et al.

2022

GDM

Brazil

(South America)

Cohort

32(6)

(GDM);

28(6)

(without GDM)

372

74

NA

372

34.5

age, physical activity, education, and familiar history of diabetes

  1. Abbreviations: T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; M, male; F, female; BMI, body mass index; NR, not reported; NA, not applicable