title: [A multidimensional exploration of metabolic syndrome components].
abstract: The objective of this study was to verify the clustering of anthropometric and metabolic variables related to metabolic syndrome, by sex. Data were collected from 579 subjects aged 18-94 years living in two rural areas of Brazil. Factor analysis was performed using principal components analysis with varimax orthogonal rotation. The study reduced a complex set of cardiovascular risk factor into 3 independent factors, each reflecting a different aspect of metabolic syndrome. In both sexes, factor 1 related to obesity and dyslipidemia, factor 2 to obesity and blood pressure, and factor 3 to obesity and insulin resistance. The total variance explained for men and women was, respectively, 66.61% and 68.98%. The findings corroborate the hypothesis that at least 3 pathophysiological domains act in the clustering of cardiovascular risk factors related to metabolic syndrome in this population.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eulilian Dias de
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: João Paulo Amaral
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Velásquez-Meléndez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult