title: [Metabolic disorders and adiposity in a rural population].
abstract: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to verify the prevalence of overweight and central adiposity (CA) in a sample of 287 adult subjects that lived in a rural community of Minas Gerais State. Means lipids, lipoproteins, glucose and blood pressure levels were compared according adiposity categories using One-way ANOVA and Tukey tests. Prevalence of overweight was 24.8% (37.4% for female; 11.5% for male). CA was verified in 28.1% of the individuals (50.3% for female; 4.3% for male). The associations between CA and overweight with the metabolic disorders: arterial hypertension (AH), dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia were estimated. Subjects with CA presented higher mean values of blood pressure, total cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides, fasting glucose, and lower mean values of HDL. CA was associated with AH, dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia. Associations between overweight and AH, dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia were also verified. These results confirm the potential effect of body composition shifting, especially at the abdominal level, on lipids, glucose metabolism and on blood pressure levels in rural populations.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Materno Infantil e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Daniele A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Mariana S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Felisbino-Mendes
authors.forename: Adriano M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pimenta
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gazzinelli
authors.forename: Gilberto
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kac
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Velásquez-Meléndez
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D050154:Adiposity; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D015415:Biomarkers; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008019:Life Style; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012424:Rural Population; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides