Receiver-operating characteristics of adiposity for metabolic syndrome: the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span (HANDLS) study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the predictive values of various adiposity indices for metabolic syndrome (MetS) among adults using baseline data from the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span (HANDLS) cohort.

Design

In a cross-sectional study, BMI, waist circumference (WC), body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and metabolic risk factors such as TAG, HDL cholesterol, blood pressure, fasting glucose and insulin, uric acid and C-reactive protein were measured. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves and logistic regression analyses were conducted.

Setting

Baltimore, Maryland.

Subjects

White and African-American US adults (n 1981), aged 30-64 years.

Results

In predicting risk of MetS using obesity-independent Nat

SUBMITTER: Beydoun MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3017668 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature