Name
neck20
Label
Neck Circumference (SHHS1)
Description

Neck circumference in centimeters (centimeters, up to 3 digits to the left of the decimal, 1 digit to the right of the decimal)

Units
centimeter
Type
numeric
Tags
SHHS Visit Number vs Neck Circumference (SHHS1)
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Visit 1 5,775 37.8 ± 4.2 37.9 22.0 59.0 29 5,804
Visit 2 - - - - - - 4,080 4,080
CVD Outcomes - - - - - - 5,042 5,042
Age at SHHS1 vs Neck Circumference (SHHS1)
Visit 1
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 5,775 37.8 ± 4.2 37.9 22.0 59.0 29 5,804
39.0 to 55.0 years 1,441 37.5 ± 4.5 37.5 27.0 56.0 10 1,451
55.0 to 63.0 years 1,444 38.0 ± 4.3 38.0 27.0 52.0 7 1,451
63.0 to 72.0 years 1,444 38.3 ± 4.2 38.0 26.0 59.0 7 1,451
72.0 to 100.0 years 1,446 37.4 ± 3.8 37.3 22.0 52.7 5 1,451
Gender vs Neck Circumference (SHHS1)
Visit 1
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 5,775 37.8 ± 4.2 37.9 22.0 59.0 29 5,804
Female 3,028 35.1 ± 3.1 35.0 22.0 49.5 11 3,039
Male 2,747 40.8 ± 3.2 40.5 29.0 59.0 18 2,765
Gender vs Neck Circumference (SHHS1)
Visit 2
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total - - - - - - 4,080 4,080
Female - - - - - - 2,219 2,219
Male - - - - - - 1,861 1,861
Race vs Neck Circumference (SHHS1)
Visit 1
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 5,775 37.8 ± 4.2 37.9 22.0 59.0 29 5,804
white 4,891 37.9 ± 4.3 38.0 22.0 59.0 16 4,907
black 504 37.9 ± 3.9 37.6 29.0 48.5 11 515
native amer/alaskan 11 37.7 ± 2.6 37.4 33.2 42.0 - 11
asian/pacific islander 87 36.4 ± 3.3 37.0 29.5 43.0 1 88
hispanic/mex. amer 279 37.6 ± 4.2 37.5 28.0 48.0 1 280
other 3 38.0 ± 0.5 38.0 37.5 38.4 - 3
Race vs Neck Circumference (SHHS1)
Visit 2
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total - - - - - - 4,080 4,080
white - - - - - - 3,587 3,587
black - - - - - - 256 256
native amer/alaskan - - - - - - 8 8
asian/pacific islander - - - - - - 48 48
hispanic/mex. amer - - - - - - 180 180
other - - - - - - 1 1