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OBJECTIVES: People of African descent may be at greater risk of metabolic syndrome (MS) compared with whites. We examined the associations among MS markers, body composition, and resting metabolic rate (RMR) in black Haitians and in white subjects living in Quebec, Canada. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Forty randomly selected Haitians were matched with 40 white subjects for age, sex, and BMI. Glycemic status and insulin resistance were assessed based on a 3-hour glucose tolerance test. Blood lipids, blood pressure, abdominal fat (computed tomography), and waist circumference (WC) were measured. RMR was estimated by indirect calorimetry. RESULTS: Triglycerides were significantly correlated with blood pressure only in Haitians and with the area under the curve for insulin only in whites. Haitians had significantly (p < 0.05) lower triglycerides and higher high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol concentrations but higher blood pressure than whites at any given WC value. General linear models showed that Haitians had less visceral adipose tissue than whites for the same WC. RMR was lower among Haitians for any given value of BMI or WC than in whites. Also, WC was more strongly associated with glucose area under the curve and to log-homeostasis model assessment in white than in Haitian subjects. DISCUSSION: The MS may be ethnospecific in its features and etiology. The standard anthropometric indices of obesity may not be as effective in populations of African descent compared with whites, unless appropriate cut-off values are defined.
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Composição Corporal , Doenças Cardiovasculares/epidemiologia , Adulto , Metabolismo Basal , Biomarcadores , Índice de Massa Corporal , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Etnicidade , Feminino , Haiti/etnologia , Humanos , Gordura Intra-Abdominal , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Quebeque/etnologia , Fatores de Risco , Relação Cintura-Quadril , População Branca/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
Abdominal obesity is associated with metabolic abnormalities, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD). The Quebec Cardiovascular Survey demonstrated that the atherogenic metabolic triad (AMT) present in abdominally obese (AO) males increases the risk of CAD 20-fold over the course of 5 years. An early detection algorithm was developed to identify individuals presenting these atherogenic abnormalities. It was found that the association of large waist circumference (WC) and moderate hypertriglyceridemia (the "hypertriglyceridemic waist", or HW) could adequately identify a significant portion of individuals with the AMT. It is important to note that even in the absence of classic risk factors, abdominally obese patients can present increased risk of CAD if they have HW. Finally, it has been suggested that the risk of developing an acute coronary syndrome in AO patients is not always related to the degree of coronary stenosis, and the patient s atherothrombotic/inflammatory profile should be taken into account in evaluating risk. Stabilization of the atherosclerotic plaque would become a legitimate therapeutic objective, and more feasible for prevention of CAD, in AO patients.
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Doenças Cardiovasculares/etiologia , Obesidade/terapia , Abdome , Tecido Adiposo/metabolismo , Tecido Adiposo/patologia , Arteriosclerose/etiologia , Glicemia , Índice de Massa Corporal , Doença das Coronárias/etiologia , Doença das Coronárias/prevenção & controle , Humanos , Hipertrigliceridemia/etiologia , Insulina/sangue , Lipoproteínas LDL/sangue , Obesidade/complicações , Obesidade/patologia , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
La obesidad visceral se asocia a anormalidades metabólicas aumentando el riesgo de diabetes de tipo 2 y de coronariopatía (CP). El Estudio Cardiovascular de Québec demostró que la tríada metabólica aterogénica (TMA) presente en hombres visceralmente obesos (VO), incrementa 20 veces el riesgo de CP durante un período de 5 años. Fue desarrollado un algoritmo de detección precoz a fin de identificar individuos que podrían ser portadores de estas anormalidades aterogénicas. Fue descubierto que la presencia simultánea de una circunferencia de la cintura elevada y una hipertrigliceridemia moderada ("cintura hipertrigliceridémica" - CH) podrían identificar adecuadamente a una proporción significativa de portadores de la TMA. Es importante dejar claro, que incluso en ausencia de los clásicos factores de riesgo los pacientes VO pueden tener un riesgo elevado de CP si presentan la CH. Finalmente, se ha sugerido que el riesgo de desarrollar un síndrome coronario agudo en pacientes VO no está siempre relacionado al grado de estenosis coronaria y debería considerarse el perfil aterotrombótico/inflamatorio del paciente en la valoración del riesgo. La estabilización de la placa aterosclerótica se convertiría en un objetivo terapéutico legítimo y más factible para la prevención de la CP en los pacientes VO