Obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and tobacco consumption in an urban adult Mexican population.
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of some of the main coronary risk factors in an open Mexican adult population.


METHODS
This is a cross-sectional study that includes individuals from eight different cities. Except for Mexico City, all centers were located in medium-sized cities ranging from 1 to 5 million inhabitants. Eligible subjects were adults 20 years of age or older. Exclusion criteria included subjects seeking medical attention due to an acute illness or individuals unable to provide the requested information or written consent to participate in the study. Men (n = 567) and women (n = 1,018) were included. A previously validated interview was conducted. A questionnaire assessed demographic and lifestyle factors. Capillary glucose concentration and blood pressure were obtained. Remarkably, 40% of the population had a body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 29.9 kg/m(2); an additional 28% had a BMI >30 kg/m(2). A large proportion of the individuals had abdominal fat distribution (62% of men and 81% of women). At the time of the evaluation, 30% of men and 18% of women were regular smokers.


RESULTS
Blood pressure >140/90 mmHg was found in 29.4% of the population. Less than one half of the subjects had a previous measurement of plasma cholesterol (47%) or triglycerides (42%). The prevalence of diabetes was 9.02%. A significant percentage of these subjects were <40 years of age (18.8% of the diabetic population).


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in the population reported here is among the highest reported in Mexican populations.
Aguilar-Salinas
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CA
Departamento de Endocrinología y Metabolismo de Lípidos, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico. caguilarsalinas@yahoo.com
Vázquez-Chávez
C
C
Gamboa-Marrufo
R
R
García-Soto
N
N
de Jesús Ríos-González
J
J
Holguín
R
R
Vela
S
S
Ruiz-Alvarez
F
F
Mayagoitia
S
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014505:Urban Population
D001786:Blood Glucose; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol