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Association between Obesity and risk factors in Metabolic Syndrome. Results of the Second Wave Mexican Family Life Survey (SWMFLS‐2005)
Author(s) -
Levy Teresa Shamah,
Villalpando Salvador,
Gonzalez Dinorah,
Rivera Juan Angel,
Teruel Graciela,
Rubalcava Luis,
Rubalcava Luis
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.20.5.a1034-c
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , metabolic syndrome , blood pressure , diabetes mellitus , cohort , risk factor , population , national health and nutrition examination survey , endocrinology , environmental health
Data from 6,969 subjects 18y or older participating in the Second Wave of the Mexican Family Life Survey, 2005(SWMFLS‐2005) a large cohort representative of the Mexican population were collected. The objective was to evaluate the association between obesity and risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome (MS). Methods Prevalences of obesity (BMI > 30 kg/mt2), high systolic and diastolic blood pressure (¡Ý 140 and ¡Ý 90 mmHg), high serum glucose (¡Ý 126g/dL) and hypercholesterolemia (¡Ý 200 mg/dL) were obtained. Hypertension was defined as high systolic and or diastolic pressure. Results Prevalences were: obesity (22.8%), high glucose (9.5%), hypertension (4.5%) and hypercholesterolemia (18.3%). The prevalence in obese compared with non obese were: high glucose 12.8% vs. 6.1%. Hypercholesterolemia 20.5% vs. 15.2%, Hypertension 4.5% vs. 2.2%. With few exceptions, those with obesity were more likely to have hypertension OR= 4.32 (3.13, 5.95); diabetes OR=2.07 (1.56, 2.74) and hypercholesterolemia OR=1.40(1.1, 1.8), compared with those with normal BMI, adjusting for age and sex. Conclusions The results show that obesity is risk factors for chronic diseases in Mexican adults. Supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)