Influence of obesity assessments on cardiometabolic risks in African and European American women.
Ethn Dis
; 24(4): 475-80, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
African American women (AAW) have increased odds of developing cardiometabolic (CME) risks and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) compared with European American women (EAW). The influence of obesity on other CME risks and the CVD disparity is unclear. The purpose of our study was to develop a CME index and evaluate the obesity and CME risk index relationships based on race.DESIGN:
A comparative research design was employed in our study as 213 women (132 AAW; 81 EAW) from the Louisiana Delta were evaluated for CME risk clustering patterns by race, based on BMI, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry % body fat and waist conference. Fasting glucose, triglyceride (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were the measured CME risks.FINDINGS:
In summary, when the CME indexes were evaluated by obesity classification categories the ones that were CVD risk or near risk for the AAW were SBP and TG. The trend of CME index risk for the EAW was SBP and glucose. The stepwise regression equations indicate that HDL-C and SBP/DBP were the best indicators of the effects of obesity on CME risks in AAW and that SBP/DBP and glucose were the best indicators of CME risks in EAW.CONCLUSIONS:
Our results indicate that CME risks as evaluated based on obesity categories are different for AAW than for EAW.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Negro o Afroamericano
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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
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Población Blanca
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ethn Dis
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article