%0 Journal Article
%T Association between Neck Circumference and Thyroid Disease: Findings of a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in Korea.
%A Park SJ
%A Hwang IC
%A Ahn HY
%J Iran J Public Health
%V 53
%N 3
%D 2024 Mar
%M 38919305
%F 1.479
%R 10.18502/ijph.v53i3.15157
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>There were contradictory reports about the relationship between neck circumference (NC) and thyroid status. This study aimed to compare the NCs of Korean adults with or without thyroid disease.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The data of 8,198 subjects (aged 40-80 yr) that participated in the 2019-2020 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were subjected to analysis. NCs were measured by trained staff to an accuracy of ±0.1 cm with a tape measure. Multiple logistic models were used to assess the prevalence of thyroid disease by NC level among men and pre- and postmenopausal women.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Approximately 5% of subjects had a history of thyroid disease. In contrast to men and postmenopausal women, premenopausal women with a larger NC had a significantly higher prevalence of thyroid disease (P-value=0.025).<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A large NC is significantly associated with thyroid disease among premenopausal Korean women.