title: Anthropometric parameters' cut-off points and predictive value for metabolic syndrome in women from Cartagena, Colombia.
abstract: Objective. To estimate anthropometric parameters' (APs) cut-off points and association for metabolic syndrome (MetS). Materials and methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out with a total of 434 adult women from Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, in 2012. APs measured were waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), body adiposity index (BAI), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-height ratio (WHtR). Cut-off points were estimated by a receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC). Logistic regression was applied to estimate possible associations. Results. Cut-off points for WC, BMI, BAI, WHR and WHtR were 85 cm, 28 kg/m(2), 39%, 0.80 and 56, respectively. Only WHtR was associated to MetS (OR=1.11, CI95% [1.07-1.15]). Conclusion. WC cut-off point was higher than those proposed for Latin-American women by the Joint Interim Statement (JIS). WHtR had a low predictive value for MetS.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
authors.forename: Gustavo José
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Mora-García
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gómez-Camargo
authors.affiliation: Departamento Administrativo Distrital de Salud, Entidad Promotora de Salud, Cooperativa de Salud y Desarrollo Integral de la Zona Sur Oriental de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mazenett
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
authors.forename: Ángelo
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Alario
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
authors.forename: Álvaro
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Fortich
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gómez-Alegría
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D003105:Colombia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult