Clustering of risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in low-income, female adolescents

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Elza M F S de MeloEduardo C Costa

Abstract

To assess the prevalence and clustering patterns of cardiometabolic risk factors among low-income, female adolescents. Cross-sectional study involving 196 students of public schools (11-19 years old). The following risk factors were considered in the analysis: excess weight, central obesity, dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, and high fasting glucose. The ratio between observed and expected prevalence and its confidence interval were used to identify clustering of risk factors that exceeded expected prevalence in the population. The most prevalent risk factors were dyslipidemia (70.9%), and central obesity (39.8%), followed by excess weight (29.6%), and high blood pressure (12.8%). A total of 42.9% of adolescents had two or more risk factors, and 24% had three or more. Excess weight, central obesity, and dyslipidemia were common risk factors in the clustering patterns that showed higher-than-expected prevalence. Clustering of risk factors (≥ two factors) among the adolescents showed considerable prevalence, and there was a non-casual coexistence of excess weight, central obesity, and dyslipidemia (mainly low HDL-cholesterol).

References

May 21, 1999·Archives of Internal Medicine·P W WilsonR B D'Agostino
Apr 22, 2006·Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia·Roberto Fernandes da CostaMauro Fisberg
Jun 26, 2007·Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism·Roya KelishadiUNKNOWN CASPIAN Study Group
Sep 14, 2007·Pediatric Diabetes·Paul ZimmetUNKNOWN IDF Consensus Group
Jun 17, 2008·Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine·Robert LiptonMeng-Jinn Chen
Feb 10, 2009·International Journal of Sports Medicine·H LöllgenG Knapp
Feb 17, 2009·Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia·Diego Giulliano Destro ChristofaroArli Ramos de Oliveira
Mar 25, 2011·The Journal of Pediatrics·Sarah M Camhi, Peter T Katzmarzyk
Dec 25, 2013·Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia·H T XavierJ A F Ramires
Jan 31, 2014·The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews·Maria F GalloFrans M Helmerhorst

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jun 30, 2016·Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism·Fernando M A Giuffrida

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Cardiovascular Disease Pathophysiology

Cardiovascular disease involves several different processes that contribute to the pathological mechanism, including hyperglycemia, inflammation, atherosclerosis, hypertension and more. Vasculature stability plays a critical role in the development of the disease. Discover the latest research on cardiovascular disease pathophysiology here.