BMI is strongly associated with hypertension, and waist circumference is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia, in northern Chinese adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is closely associated with chronic diseases such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and dyslipidemia. We analyzed the optimal obesity index cut-off values for metabolic syndrome (MetS), and identified the obesity index that is more closely associated with these chronic diseases, in a population of northern Chinese.

Methods

We surveyed 8940 adults (age, 20-74 years) living in northern China for chronic diseases. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis, relative risk, and multivariate regression were used to develop an appropriate index and optimal cut-off values for MetS and obesity-related chronic diseases.

Results

Waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) were good markers for MetS, WC was a good marker for T2DM an

SUBMITTER: Feng RN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3798650 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature