title: [Hypertriglyceridemia and low HDL cholesterol as high impact factors for metabolic syndrome diagnosis in apparently healthy adults].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to determine the impact of lipid serum abnormalities and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in healthy adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  a cross-sectional, prospective and observational study in apparently healthy adults aged 20 to 60 years who had at least three of the following criteria: abdominal obesity (waist circumference > 102 cm in men and > 88 cm in women), triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dL, HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dL in men and < 50 mg/dL in women, blood pressure ≥ 130/85 mmHg and fasting glucose ≥ 110 mg/dL).
  
  
  RESULTS
  the prevalence of MS was 20 %, being higher in women (67.7 %) than men (32.3 %). However, no dependence was found with gender (χ(2)= 2.059, p = 0.151). The age range with a higher prevalence of was 45-49 years. Low HDL cholesterol [HR = 11,059 (3.559, 34.610) p < 0.01], was present in 67.9 % of women and hypertriglyceridemia [HR = 15.53 (4.975, 48.513) p < 0.01] was present in 60.5 % of men.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the results suggested that hypertriglyceridemia and hypoalphalipoproteinemia are high impact factors for MS in adults.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. jccg_carlos87@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cifuentes-Goches
authors.forename: Juan de Dios
authors.initials: Jde D
authors.lastname: Gómez-López
authors.forename: Lizbeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernández-Ancheyta
authors.forename: Sergio E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Flores-Fuentes
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Incháustegui-Árias
authors.forename: Ana O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Cañas-Urbina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D052456:Hypoalphalipoproteinemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL