Gender- and race-specific metabolic score and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults: A structural equation modeling approach--United States, 1988-2006.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Consider all metabolic syndrome (MetS) components [systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressures, waist circumference, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides (TG), and fasting glucose] and gender/race differential risk when assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.

Methods

We estimated a gender- and race-specific continuous MetS score using structural equation modeling and tested its association with CVD mortality using data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III linked with the National Death Index. Cox proportional hazard regression tested the association adjusted for sociodemographic and behavior characteristics.

Results

For men, continuous MetS components associated with CVD mortality were SBP (hazard ratio = 1.50, 95% confidence inter

SUBMITTER: Mercado CI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5295163 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature