Mercedes R Carnethon1, Guadalupe X Ayala2, Shrikant I Bangdiwala3, Virginia Bishop4, Martha L Daviglus5, Alan M Delamater6, Linda C Gallo2, Krista Perreira7, Elizabeth Pulgaron6, Samantha Reina6, Gregory A Talavera2, Linda H Van Horn4, Carmen R Isasi8. 1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Electronic address: carnethon@northwestern.edu. 2. College of Health and Human Services, San Diego State University and the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego, CA. 3. Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 4. Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. 5. Institute for Minority Health Research, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL. 6. Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL. 7. Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. 8. Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Hispanic/Latinos have a high burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors which may begin at young ages. We tested the association of CVD risk factors between Hispanic/Latino parents and their children. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Youth study. Girls (n = 674) and boys (n = 667) aged 8 to 16 years (mean age 12.1 years) and their parents (n = 942) had their CVD risk factors measured. RESULTS: CVD risk factors in parents were significantly positively associated with those same risk factors among youth. After adjustment for demographic characteristics, diet and physical activity, obese parents were significantly more likely to have youth who were overweight (odds ratios [ORs], 2.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.20-4.76) or obese (OR, 6.16; 95% CI, 3.23-11.77) versus normal weight. Dyslipidemia among parents was associated with 1.98 higher odds of dyslipidemia among youth (95% CI, 1.37-2.87). Neither hypertension nor diabetes was associated with higher odds of high blood pressure or hyperglycemia (prediabetes or diabetes) in youth. Findings were consistent by sex and in younger (age <12 years) versus older (≥12 years) youth. CONCLUSIONS: Hispanic/Latino youth share patterns of obesity and CVD risk factors with their parents, which portends high risk for adult CVD.
PURPOSE: Hispanic/Latinos have a high burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors which may begin at young ages. We tested the association of CVD risk factors between Hispanic/Latino parents and their children. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Youth study. Girls (n = 674) and boys (n = 667) aged 8 to 16 years (mean age 12.1 years) and their parents (n = 942) had their CVD risk factors measured. RESULTS: CVD risk factors in parents were significantly positively associated with those same risk factors among youth. After adjustment for demographic characteristics, diet and physical activity, obese parents were significantly more likely to have youth who were overweight (odds ratios [ORs], 2.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.20-4.76) or obese (OR, 6.16; 95% CI, 3.23-11.77) versus normal weight. Dyslipidemia among parents was associated with 1.98 higher odds of dyslipidemia among youth (95% CI, 1.37-2.87). Neither hypertension nor diabetes was associated with higher odds of high blood pressure or hyperglycemia (prediabetes or diabetes) in youth. Findings were consistent by sex and in younger (age <12 years) versus older (≥12 years) youth. CONCLUSIONS: Hispanic/Latino youth share patterns of obesity and CVD risk factors with their parents, which portends high risk for adult CVD.
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