Optimal Waist Circumference Cut-Off Point for Multiple Risk Factor Aggregation: Results from the Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study
Table 1
General characteristics of the general population according to gender, Maracaibo, 2014.
Females ()
Males ()
Total ()
%
%
%
Ethnic groups
Mixed
757
76.3
706
77.6
1463
76.9
Hispanic white
162
16.3
138
15.2
300
15.8
Afro-Venezuelan
24
2.4
31
3.4
55
2.9
Amerindian
39
3.9
34
3.7
73
3.8
Others
10
1.0
1
0.1
11
0.6
Age groups (years)
<20
87
8.8
70
7.7
157
8.3
20–29
218
22.0
294
32.3
512
26.9
30–39
176
17.7
178
19.6
354
18.6
40–49
230
23.2
164
18.0
394
20.7
50–59
170
17.1
136
14.9
306
16.1
60–69
74
7.5
46
5.1
120
6.3
70
37
3.7
22
2.4
59
3.1
Metabolic Syndrome*
365
36.8
390
42.9
755
39.7
High blood pressure
324
32.7
379
41.6
703
37
Impaired fasting glucose
216
21.8
243
26.7
459
24.1
High triacylglycerides
206
20.8
290
31.9
496
26.1
Low HDL-cholesterol
624
62.9
451
49.6
1075
56.5
Elevated waist circumference
779
78.5
638
70.1
1417
74.5
Multiple risk factor aggregation
395
39.8
429
47.1
824
43.3
Total
992
52.2
910
47.8
1902
100
Criteria from the IDF/AHA/NHLBI-2009 consensus. Systolic Blood Pressure ≥130 mmHg and/or Diastolic Blood Pressure ≥85 mmHg or history of antihypertensive usage. ‡≥100 mg/dL or presence of diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. ≥150 mg/dL or presence of treatment for this disorder. <40 mg/dL in males and <50 mg/dL in females or presence of treatment for this disorder. <90 cm in males and <80 cm in females. †Defined as ≥2 of the following: high blood pressure, impaired fasting glucose, high triacylglycerides, low HDL-cholesterol.
