Metabolic syndrome among Caribbean-born persons living in the U.S. Virgin Islands Síndrome metabólico en personas nacidas en el Caribe con residencia en las Islas Vírgenes estadounidenses
OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of the metabolic syndrome (MS) among four subpopulations in the United States Virgin Islands and to estimate the risk for the MS that is associated with waist circumference cutpoints among overweight and obese individuals. METHODS: In a study undertaken from 19...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:459d267acc5b4920817248b9ff827a5a 2023-05-15T15:18:49+02:00 Metabolic syndrome among Caribbean-born persons living in the U.S. Virgin Islands Síndrome metabólico en personas nacidas en el Caribe con residencia en las Islas Vírgenes estadounidenses Eugene S. Tull Anne Thurland Ronald E. LaPorte 2005-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/459d267acc5b4920817248b9ff827a5a EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892005001000005 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 https://doaj.org/article/459d267acc5b4920817248b9ff827a5a Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 18, Iss 6, Pp 418-426 (2005) Síndrome metabólico X grupos de población continental factores de riesgo obesidad Islas Vírgenes Metabolic syndrome X continental population groups risk factors obesity Virgin Islands of the United States Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2005 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T14:27:44Z OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of the metabolic syndrome (MS) among four subpopulations in the United States Virgin Islands and to estimate the risk for the MS that is associated with waist circumference cutpoints among overweight and obese individuals. METHODS: In a study undertaken from 1995 to 1999, data on demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, blood pressure measurements, and a blood sample were obtained from a population-based cohort of 893 Caribbean-born persons from four population subgroups who were living on Saint Croix (the largest island of the U.S. Virgin Islands) and who did not have a history of diagnosed diabetes. The four subpopulations were: (1) Hispanic white, (2) Hispanic black, (3) non-Hispanic black born in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and (4) non-Hispanic black born elsewhere in the Caribbean. Fasting blood samples were analyzed for glucose, insulin, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines were used to identify the MS. Insulin resistance was estimated by the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR) method. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of the MS in the sample was 20.5% (95% confidence interval (CI) = 15.3%-25.7%). Persons who had classified themselves as both Hispanic and black had the highest frequency (27.8% (95% CI = 16.3%-39.3%)) of the MS and the highest HOMA-IR scores. After controlling for lifestyle factors and HOMA-IR, Hispanic ethnicity was independently associated with an increased risk of having the MS (odds ratio (OR) = 1.82, (95% CI = 1.07-3.07)), high triglycerides (OR = 3.66 (95% CI = 2.18-6.15)), and low HDL-C (OR = 1.60 (95% CI = 1.04-2.45)). A waist circumference of > 88 cm was associated with an increased risk of metabolic abnormalities among overweight and obese women. CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of the MS among Caribbean-born persons in the U.S. Virgin Islands is comparable to the frequency of the MS among the general population on the mainland ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of the metabolic syndrome (MS) among four subpopulations in the United States Virgin Islands and to estimate the risk for the MS that is associated with waist circumference cutpoints among overweight and obese individuals. METHODS: In a study undertaken from 1995 to 1999, data on demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, blood pressure measurements, and a blood sample were obtained from a population-based cohort of 893 Caribbean-born persons from four population subgroups who were living on Saint Croix (the largest island of the U.S. Virgin Islands) and who did not have a history of diagnosed diabetes. The four subpopulations were: (1) Hispanic white, (2) Hispanic black, (3) non-Hispanic black born in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and (4) non-Hispanic black born elsewhere in the Caribbean. Fasting blood samples were analyzed for glucose, insulin, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines were used to identify the MS. Insulin resistance was estimated by the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR) method. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of the MS in the sample was 20.5% (95% confidence interval (CI) = 15.3%-25.7%). Persons who had classified themselves as both Hispanic and black had the highest frequency (27.8% (95% CI = 16.3%-39.3%)) of the MS and the highest HOMA-IR scores. After controlling for lifestyle factors and HOMA-IR, Hispanic ethnicity was independently associated with an increased risk of having the MS (odds ratio (OR) = 1.82, (95% CI = 1.07-3.07)), high triglycerides (OR = 3.66 (95% CI = 2.18-6.15)), and low HDL-C (OR = 1.60 (95% CI = 1.04-2.45)). A waist circumference of > 88 cm was associated with an increased risk of metabolic abnormalities among overweight and obese women. CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of the MS among Caribbean-born persons in the U.S. Virgin Islands is comparable to the frequency of the MS among the general population on the mainland ... |
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Metabolic syndrome among Caribbean-born persons living in the U.S. Virgin Islands Síndrome metabólico en personas nacidas en el Caribe con residencia en las Islas Vírgenes estadounidenses |
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Metabolic syndrome among Caribbean-born persons living in the U.S. Virgin Islands Síndrome metabólico en personas nacidas en el Caribe con residencia en las Islas Vírgenes estadounidenses |
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Metabolic syndrome among Caribbean-born persons living in the U.S. Virgin Islands Síndrome metabólico en personas nacidas en el Caribe con residencia en las Islas Vírgenes estadounidenses |
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Metabolic syndrome among Caribbean-born persons living in the U.S. Virgin Islands Síndrome metabólico en personas nacidas en el Caribe con residencia en las Islas Vírgenes estadounidenses |
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Metabolic syndrome among Caribbean-born persons living in the U.S. Virgin Islands Síndrome metabólico en personas nacidas en el Caribe con residencia en las Islas Vírgenes estadounidenses |
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metabolic syndrome among caribbean-born persons living in the u.s. virgin islands síndrome metabólico en personas nacidas en el caribe con residencia en las islas vírgenes estadounidenses |
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