Introduction

Hi there! We are a group of Year 2 Physiotherapy students and we are conducting a study on neck and waist ratios. Having heard the myth that the circumference of your neck is the same as your pants width, we decided to see if this could be scientifically proven true!

Our variables in this study is neck and waist circumference (both in inches). We then half the waist circumference to get the pants width.

The reason why we keep to these 2 variables is to keep as closely linked to the myth as possible.

Albeit not having a clinical reasoning for our choice of study, it is an interesting off the streets myth that could be implemented in the clinical setting if proven theoretically related. In circumstances where taking measurements of patients prove physically difficult (eg. bed bound/ coma patients), this neck-waist ratio could be used for an alternative measurement method for clothing, body brace, bandages etc.

• What is the hypothesis?

H1: There is a relationship between neck and waist measurement.
H0: There is no relationship between neck and waist measurement.