Metabolic syndrome in Yup'ik Eskimos: the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) Study.
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its defining components among Yup'ik Eskimos. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A cross-sectional study design that included 710 adult Yup'ik Eskimos >or=18 years of age residing in 8 communities in Southwest Ala...
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ftcdlib:qt2t572026 2023-05-15T16:07:27+02:00 Metabolic syndrome in Yup'ik Eskimos: the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) Study. Boyer, Bert B Mohatt, Gerald V Plaetke, Rosemarie Herron, Johanna Stanhope, Kimber L Stephensen, Charles Havel, Peter J CANHR Project Team 2535 - 2540 2007-11-01 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2t572026 english eng eScholarship, University of California qt2t572026 http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2t572026 public Boyer, Bert B; Mohatt, Gerald V; Plaetke, Rosemarie; Herron, Johanna; Stanhope, Kimber L; Stephensen, Charles; et al.(2007). Metabolic syndrome in Yup'ik Eskimos: the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) Study. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 15(11), 2535 - 2540. doi:10.1038/oby.2007.302. UC Davis: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2t572026 CANHR Project Team Humans Metabolic Syndrome X Blood Glucose Triglycerides Waist-Hip Ratio Diet Health Surveys Prevalence Risk Factors Cross-Sectional Studies Life Style Adult Aged 80 and over Middle Aged Inuits Alaska Female Male Cholesterol HDL Metabolic Syndrome type 2 diabetes cardiovascular disease triglyceride glucose insulin MD Multidisciplinary Endocrinology & Metabolism article 2007 ftcdlib https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2007.302 2019-06-28T22:54:48Z OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its defining components among Yup'ik Eskimos. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A cross-sectional study design that included 710 adult Yup'ik Eskimos >or=18 years of age residing in 8 communities in Southwest Alaska. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was determined using the recently updated Adult Treatment Panel III criteria. RESULTS: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in this study cohort was 14.7%, and varied by sex with 8.6% of the men and 19.8% of the women having metabolic syndrome. This is lower than the prevalence of 23.9% in the general U.S. adult population. The most common metabolic syndrome components/risk factors were increased waist circumference and elevated blood glucose. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels in Yup'ik Eskimos were significantly higher, and triglycerides lower than levels reported in National Health and Nutritional Examination III. DISCUSSION: Compared with other populations, metabolic syndrome is relatively uncommon in Yup'ik Eskimos. The higher prevalence among Yup'ik women is primarily explained by their large waist circumference, suggesting central body fat accumulation. Further increases in metabolic syndrome risk factors among Yup'ik Eskimos could lead to increases in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, once rare in this population. Article in Journal/Newspaper eskimo* inuits Yup'ik Alaska University of California: eScholarship Obesity 15 11 2535 2540 |
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CANHR Project Team Humans Metabolic Syndrome X Blood Glucose Triglycerides Waist-Hip Ratio Diet Health Surveys Prevalence Risk Factors Cross-Sectional Studies Life Style Adult Aged 80 and over Middle Aged Inuits Alaska Female Male Cholesterol HDL Metabolic Syndrome type 2 diabetes cardiovascular disease triglyceride glucose insulin MD Multidisciplinary Endocrinology & Metabolism |
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CANHR Project Team Humans Metabolic Syndrome X Blood Glucose Triglycerides Waist-Hip Ratio Diet Health Surveys Prevalence Risk Factors Cross-Sectional Studies Life Style Adult Aged 80 and over Middle Aged Inuits Alaska Female Male Cholesterol HDL Metabolic Syndrome type 2 diabetes cardiovascular disease triglyceride glucose insulin MD Multidisciplinary Endocrinology & Metabolism Boyer, Bert B Mohatt, Gerald V Plaetke, Rosemarie Herron, Johanna Stanhope, Kimber L Stephensen, Charles Havel, Peter J CANHR Project Team Metabolic syndrome in Yup'ik Eskimos: the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) Study. |
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CANHR Project Team Humans Metabolic Syndrome X Blood Glucose Triglycerides Waist-Hip Ratio Diet Health Surveys Prevalence Risk Factors Cross-Sectional Studies Life Style Adult Aged 80 and over Middle Aged Inuits Alaska Female Male Cholesterol HDL Metabolic Syndrome type 2 diabetes cardiovascular disease triglyceride glucose insulin MD Multidisciplinary Endocrinology & Metabolism |
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OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its defining components among Yup'ik Eskimos. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A cross-sectional study design that included 710 adult Yup'ik Eskimos >or=18 years of age residing in 8 communities in Southwest Alaska. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was determined using the recently updated Adult Treatment Panel III criteria. RESULTS: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in this study cohort was 14.7%, and varied by sex with 8.6% of the men and 19.8% of the women having metabolic syndrome. This is lower than the prevalence of 23.9% in the general U.S. adult population. The most common metabolic syndrome components/risk factors were increased waist circumference and elevated blood glucose. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels in Yup'ik Eskimos were significantly higher, and triglycerides lower than levels reported in National Health and Nutritional Examination III. DISCUSSION: Compared with other populations, metabolic syndrome is relatively uncommon in Yup'ik Eskimos. The higher prevalence among Yup'ik women is primarily explained by their large waist circumference, suggesting central body fat accumulation. Further increases in metabolic syndrome risk factors among Yup'ik Eskimos could lead to increases in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, once rare in this population. |
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Boyer, Bert B Mohatt, Gerald V Plaetke, Rosemarie Herron, Johanna Stanhope, Kimber L Stephensen, Charles Havel, Peter J CANHR Project Team |
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Boyer, Bert B Mohatt, Gerald V Plaetke, Rosemarie Herron, Johanna Stanhope, Kimber L Stephensen, Charles Havel, Peter J CANHR Project Team |
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Metabolic syndrome in Yup'ik Eskimos: the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) Study. |
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Metabolic syndrome in Yup'ik Eskimos: the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) Study. |
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Metabolic syndrome in Yup'ik Eskimos: the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) Study. |
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Metabolic syndrome in Yup'ik Eskimos: the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) Study. |
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Metabolic syndrome in Yup'ik Eskimos: the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) Study. |
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metabolic syndrome in yup'ik eskimos: the center for alaska native health research (canhr) study. |
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Boyer, Bert B; Mohatt, Gerald V; Plaetke, Rosemarie; Herron, Johanna; Stanhope, Kimber L; Stephensen, Charles; et al.(2007). Metabolic syndrome in Yup'ik Eskimos: the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) Study. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 15(11), 2535 - 2540. doi:10.1038/oby.2007.302. UC Davis: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2t572026 |
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