Metabolic Syndrome, Modifiable Lifestyle Factors, and Sleep-Disordered Breathing: The Hispanic Community Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

US Hispanics/Latinos are disproportionately susceptible to metabolic syndrome (MetS), attributed in part to systemic inequities related to health and lifestyle factors such as low physical activity (PA) levels, diet quality, alcohol use, tobacco use, and sleep disorder. Gender and heritage group differences are vastly understudied and need to be examined in this heterogeneous population.

Purpose

To examine the relationships between select health and lifestyle factors and MetS among Hispanic gender and heritage subgroups (Hypothesis 1) and determine whether gender and heritage moderate those relationships (Hypothesis 2).

Methods

Participants included 14,155 Hispanic Americans aged 18-76 (59% female, mean age 45.92 ± 13.97) from seven heritage subgroups. This

SUBMITTER: Richard SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10858308 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature