Metabolic syndrome in indigenous communities in Mexico: a descriptive and cross-sectional study
Autor: | Angélica Martínez-Hernández, María Guadalupe Salas-Martínez, Elvia Mendoza-Caamal, Adriana Reséndiz-Rodríguez, Humberto García-Ortiz, Yolanda Saldaña-Alvarez, Miguel Ángel Cid-Soto, Mirna Edith Morales-Marín, Lorena Orozco, Federico Centeno-Cruz, Juan Luis Jiménez-Ruíz, Emilio J. Cordova, Elaheh Mirzaeicheshmeh, Francisco Barajas-Olmos, Marcelino Esparza-Aguilar, María Rosalba Rojas-Martínez, Isabel Cicerón-Arellano, Cecilia Contreras-Cubas |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study Population Disease 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Triglyceride 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Epidemiology medicine Prevalence Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Mexico 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Metabolic Syndrome education.field_of_study Fasting glucose business.industry Public health lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Middle Aged medicine.disease Obesity Indigenous HDL-cholesterol Cross-Sectional Studies Obesity Abdominal Mexican Amerindian Indians North American Blood pressure Waist circumference Female Biostatistics Metabolic syndrome business Demography Research Article |
Zdroj: | BMC Public Health BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020) |
ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
Popis: | Background An Amerindian genetic background could play an important role in susceptibility to metabolic diseases, which have alarmingly increased in recent decades. Mexico has one of the highest prevalences of metabolic disease worldwide. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in a population with high Amerindian ancestry. Methods We performed a descriptive, quantitative, and analytical cross-sectional study of 2596 adult indigenous volunteers from 60 different ethnic groups. Metabolic syndrome and its components were evaluated using the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Scientific Statement criteria. Results The overall prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the indigenous Mexican population was 50.3%. Although females had a higher prevalence than males (55.6% vs. 38.2%), the males presented with combinations of metabolic syndrome components that confer a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. The most frequent metabolic syndrome component in both genders was low HDL-cholesterol levels (75.8%). Central obesity was the second most frequent component in females (61%), though it had a low prevalence in males (16.5%). The overall prevalence of elevated blood pressure was 42.7% and was higher in males than females (48.8 vs. 40%). We found no gender differences in the overall prevalence of elevated triglycerides (56.7%) or fasting glucose (27.9%). Conclusions We documented that individuals with Amerindian ancestry have a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Health policies are needed to control the development of metabolic disorders in a population with high genetic risk. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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