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A Study on Relationship between Lumbosacral Curvature and Neck-Waist Circumference on College Students in Seoul  

Yang, Yo-Chan (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee University)
Song, Eun-Mo (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee University)
Kim, Koh-Woon (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee University)
Cho, Jae-Heung (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee University)
Song, Mi-Yeon (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee University)
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Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation / v.23, no.4, 2013 , pp. 169-176 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives To investigate correlation between anthropometric data (neck circumference (NC), waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), and body shape indexes) and radiological parameters of lumbosacrum. Methods The data of college students living in Seoul (n=24) were analyzed retrospectively. Anthropometric data of NC, WC, and BMI were measured. Lumbar spine X-ray film was taken to measure lumbar lordotic angle, Ferguson's angle. To evaluate body shape of participants, three indexes of neck-to-waist ratio (NWR), neck-to-height ratio (NHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHR) were used. Anthropometric data's correlations with radiological parameters of lumbosacrum were investigated. Results Anthropometric data of NC, WC, and BMI had no significant correlation with radiological parameters of lumbosacrum. NWR had significant positive correlation with lumbar lordotic angle and Ferguson's angle. NHR and WHR had no significant correlation with radiological parameters of lumbosacrum. Conclusions The results suggest that NWR-related fat distribution in neck has significant correlation with radiological parameters of lumbosacrum regardless of obesity.
Keywords
Spinal curvatures; Lumbosacral region; Obesity; Waist circumference; Neck circumference;
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