title: Clustering of cardiac risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome and associations with psychosocial distress in a young Asian Indian population.
abstract: The metabolic syndrome is a precursor for coronary heart disease. However, its pathophysiology is not clear, its phenotypic expression may vary by region; also, the phenotypic manifestation may be exacerbated by psychosocial distress and family history. The purpose of the current study was to assess the factor structure of the metabolic syndrome in young urban Asian Indians. Asian Indian youth (N = 112) were evaluated for body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio, blood pressure (systolic: SBP; diastolic: DBP), blood sugar, triglycerides, cholesterol, insulin, psychosocial distress and family health history. Factor analyses were computed on components of the metabolic syndrome. Three factors were identified for the entire sample: hemodynamic-obesity (SBP, DBP, waist-hip ratio), Lipid (cholesterol, triglyceride), and insulin-obesity (blood sugar, BMI, insulin). Similar to previous research with this population, three distinct factors with no overlap were identified. Factors did not correlate with psychosocial distress or family history. Lack of correlation with family history and psychosocial distress may be a function of the young age and demographics of the sample.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, 1165 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA, ssuchday@aecom.yu.edu.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suchday
authors.forename: Mayer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bellehsen
authors.forename: Jennifer P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Friedberg
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol