title: Metabolic syndrome in three ethnic groups using current definitions.
abstract: According to two current definitions, the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) among black Haitians of Montreal was <20%, 30%-36% in Algonquin Indians of Quebec, and >45% in Mexicans of Oaxaca (all aged 35-60 y). Although phenotypes were different, high triglycerides and fasting dysglycemia were good predictors of MetS in all three groups using both definitions. The international cut-offs for abdominal obesity were not predictive of MetS in the Haitian subjects.
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Nutrition Changes and Development, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada. helene.delisle@umontreal.ca
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Delisle
authors.forename: Marie-Claude
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Désilets
authors.forename: Estanislao Ramirez
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garrel
mesh_terms: D050153:Abdominal Fat / Q000502:physiology; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006205:Haiti / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides