Optimal definitions for abdominal obesity and the metabolic syndrome in Andean Hispanics: the PREVENCION study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to establish optimal definitions for abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Andean adults.

Research design and methods

Among 1,448 Andean adults, we assessed the relationship between waist circumference and subclinical vascular disease assessed by carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and manifest cardiovascular disease (M-CVD).

Results

Optimal waist circumference cutoffs to classify individuals with abnormal cIMT or M-CVD were >97 and >87 cm in men and women, respectively. With these cutoffs, there was substantial disagreement between the original American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (AHA/NHLBI) and the recently updated MetS definition, particularly among men (kappa = 0.85). Subjects with MetS identifie

SUBMITTER: Medina-Lezama J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2875461 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature