Maria M Llabre1, William Arguelles2, Neil Schneiderman2, Linda C Gallo3, Martha L Daviglus4, Earle C Chambers5, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez6, Diana A Chirinos2, Gregory A Talavera7, Sheila F Castaneda8, Scott C Roesch3, Gerardo Heiss9. 1. Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. Electronic address: mllabre@miami.edu. 2. Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. 3. Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. 4. Institute for Minority Health Research, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL. 5. Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. 6. Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. 7. Department of Health Promotion/Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. 8. Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. 9. Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Metabolic syndrome (MetS), the clustering of several risk factors for cardiovascular disease, is highly prevalent in Hispanics/Latinos. We tested whether all components significantly loaded on the syndrome in Hispanics/Latinos and whether their contribution differed by sex and Hispanic ancestry. We also examined associations of MetS with prevalent diabetes and coronary heart disease in Hispanics/Latinos. METHODS: Data were obtained from a population-based cohort of n = 15,823 participants in the HCHS/SOL study who self-identified as being of Central American, Cuban, Dominican, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, or South American ancestry and were aged 18 to 74 years at screening. RESULTS: A latent variable model of waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and fasting glucose fit the data in men and women, but the contribution of HDL-C was weak. No difference in the latent model of MetS was detected across Hispanic/Latino ancestry groups. MetS was significantly associated with diabetes and coronary heart disease. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that similar criteria for MetS may be applied across Hispanic/Latino ancestry groups but call into question the role of HDL-C in classifying the MetS in Hispanics/Latinos.
PURPOSE:Metabolic syndrome (MetS), the clustering of several risk factors for cardiovascular disease, is highly prevalent in Hispanics/Latinos. We tested whether all components significantly loaded on the syndrome in Hispanics/Latinos and whether their contribution differed by sex and Hispanic ancestry. We also examined associations of MetS with prevalent diabetes and coronary heart disease in Hispanics/Latinos. METHODS: Data were obtained from a population-based cohort of n = 15,823 participants in the HCHS/SOL study who self-identified as being of Central American, Cuban, Dominican, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, or South American ancestry and were aged 18 to 74 years at screening. RESULTS: A latent variable model of waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and fasting glucose fit the data in men and women, but the contribution of HDL-C was weak. No difference in the latent model of MetS was detected across Hispanic/Latino ancestry groups. MetS was significantly associated with diabetes and coronary heart disease. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that similar criteria for MetS may be applied across Hispanic/Latino ancestry groups but call into question the role of HDL-C in classifying the MetS in Hispanics/Latinos.
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