Short stature, abdominal obesity, insulin resistance and alterations in lipid profile in very low-income women living in Maceió, north-eastern Brazil.
OBJECTIVE
To test the hypothesis that short stature is associated with abdominal obesity, insulin resistance and lipid profile changes.


METHODS
Anthropometric data were collected from 237 women (18-60 years old), residents of a shantytown in Maceió. Biochemical profiles of 60 individuals drawn from this population were determined.


RESULTS
Total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and insulin resistance rose with increasing waist : hip circumference ratio, particularly in women. Short, overweight individuals exhibited larger biochemical alterations than overweight individuals of average stature.


CONCLUSIONS
Short stature, when associated with overweight, is a risk factor for increased insulin resistance and alterations in lipid profile.
Florêncio
Telma T
TT
Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil. telmatf_al@hotmail.com
Ferreira
Haroldo S
HS
Cavalcante
Jairo C
JC
Stux
Gabriela R
GR
Sawaya
Ana L
AL
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011203:Poverty; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio
D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007328:Insulin; D008055:Lipids