Latar Belakang: Kontrol tekanan darah lebih buruk pada pasien hipertensi dengan sindrom metabolik. Lingkar leher telah diperkenalkan sebagai salah satu indikator obesitas sentral dan adipositas tubuh bagian atas. Tidak seperti lingkar pinggang, lingkar leher tidak dipengaruhi oleh pergerakan pernapasan dan distensi abdominal postpandrial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti lebih lanjut hubungan lingkar leher dengan tekanan darah pada populasi dewasa.Metode: Studi potong lintang ini dilakukan di Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia pada 94 subjek berusia > 18 tahun. Dilakukan pengambilan data lingkar leher dan tekanan darah bersamaan dengan kadar trigliserida, kolesterol-HDL, dan glukosa darah puasa.Hasil: Rerata lingkar leher subjek 33.89 cm. Tekanan darah sistolik dan diastolik subjek didapatkan retata 131.63 + 13.16 mmHg dan 84.26 + 8.01 mmHg. Pada analisis korelasi Pearson, ditemukan korelasi positif yang signifikan antara lingkar leher dengan tekanan darah sistolik (r = 0.438, p < 0.001), dan tekanan darah dastolik (r = 0.385, p < 0.001).Kesimpulan: Lingkar leher secara signifikan berkorelasi dengan tekanan darah sistolik dan diastolik pada populasi dewasa.

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Background: Blood pressure control is worse in hypertensive patients with metabolic syndrome. Neck circumference has been introduced as an indicator of central obesity and upper body adiposity. Unlike waist circumference, neck circumference neck circumference is not affected by respiratory movements and postprandial abdominal distension. This study aimed to investigate the association between neck circumference and blood pressure among adult population.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia involving 94 subjects aged > 18 years. Anthropometric, neck circumference and blood pressure data were collected together with triglyceride levels, HDL-Cholesterol, and fasting blood glucose.

Results: The mean of the neck circumference was 33.89 cm. Subject’s systolic and diastolic blood pressure were 131.63 + 13.16 mmHg dan 84.26 + 8.01 mmHg. In a Pearson’s correlation analysis, there were positive significant correlation between neck circumference with both systolic blood pressure (r = 0.438, p < 0.001) and diastolic blood pressure (r = 0.385, p < 0,001).

Conclusion: The neck circumference is significantly correlated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure in adult population.