title: Cardiovascular risk in Japanese-Brazilian subjects.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Japanese-Brazilian subjects.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred thirty-one residents of the Mombuca community were studied. Statistical analysis was based on the X² test, Fisher's Exact test, Student's t test, and ANOVA, at a 5% significance level.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average age was 56.7 years-old; 76.3% had dyslipidemia, 24.4% pre-diabetes (PDM), 10.7% type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), 46.6% hypertension, 52.7% abdominal obesity, and 35.8% metabolic syndrome (MS). There were significant correlations between HOMA-IR and MS diagnosis and obesity, while HOMA-β levels were decreased in T2DM and PDM. The ankle-brachial index was positive for peripheral artery disease in 22.3% of the individuals. Electrocardiograms did not show increased evidence of myocardial ischemia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Subjects of this community are exposed to major cardiovascular risk factors, namely high prevalence of MS diagnoses and increased HOMA-IR.
authors: Universidade de Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil. dra.patricia.moreira@gmail.com
authors: Patricia Moreira
authors: PM
authors: Gomes
authors: Regina Célia Garcia de
authors: RC
authors: Andrade
authors: Roberta Carvalho de
authors: RC
authors: Figueiredo
authors: Ana Emília
authors: AE
authors: Pace
authors: Amaury Lelis
authors: AL
authors: Dal Fabbro
authors: Laércio Joel
authors: LJ
authors: Franco
authors: Milton César
authors: MC
authors: Foss
authors: Maria Cristina
authors: MC
authors: Foss-Freitas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D056128:Obesity, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors