title: Hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype: association with metabolic disorders and visceral fat in adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the association of Hypertriglyceridemic waist with metabolic disorders and visceral fat in adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study with 191 individuals of both sexes. Subjects were grouped according to Waist Circumference (WC) ratings (Men: > 90 cm; Women: > 80 cm) and triglycerides (TG) (> 150 mg/dl) in Group 1 (HTW Phenotype): elevated WC and TG; Group 2 (absence of HTW Phenotype): elevated WC and normal TG or normal WC and elevated TG or normal WC and TG. Metabolic alternations, visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and visceral/subcutaneous fat index (VF/SF) measured by computed tomography were evaluated as cardiovascu - lar risk factors between the groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Individuals with HTW phenotype, 82% had three or more cardiovascular risk factors. The association between cardiovascular risk factors with HTW phenotype revealed that among men 73.7% had hypercholesterolemia, 94.9% elevated non-HDLc and 78.9% excess of VAT area (p = 0.001). Among women, 65% had elevated Sistolic Blood Plessure, 80% hypercholesterolemia and 90% elevated non-HDLc (p < 0.02).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The HTW phenotype associated with the metabolic alternations and VAT excess. Individuals with HTW had higher number of cardiovascular risk factors. The Hypertriglyceridemic waist can be used in clinical practice for investigating cardiovascular risk and visceral adipose tissue in individuals.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Nutrição. Campus Professor Antônio Garcia Filho. Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Sergipe. Brazil.. carol_cunh@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cunha de Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Escola de Nutrição. Departamento de Ciência da Saúde. Universidade Federal da Bahia. Bahia. Brazil.. karlaroriz@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Anna Karla
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Carneiro Roriz
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação do Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Universidade Federal da Bahia. Bahia. Brazil.. mieickemberg@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eickemberg
authors.affiliation: Escola de Nutrição. Departamento de Ciência da Saúde. Universidade Federal da Bahia. Bahia. Brazil.. jairza@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Jairza Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Barreto Medeiros
authors.affiliation: Escola de Nutrição. Departamento de Ciência da Saúde. Universidade Federal da Bahia. Bahia. Brazil.. lramos@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Lílian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barbosa Ramos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D064250:Hypertriglyceridemic Waist / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics*; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D055815:Young Adult