Optimal cut-off points for waist circumference in the definition of metabolic syndrome in Chile
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15093165 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fanny Petermann-Rocha (0000-0002-4384-4962, British Heart Foundation, corresponding author), María Adela Martínez-Sanguinetti (0000-0002-7609-7705, Austral University of Chile), Frederick K Ho (0000-0001-7190-9025, University of Glasgow), Carlos Celis-Morales (0000-0003-2612-3917, British Heart Foundation), Alonso Pizarro (0000-0002-7242-6559, University of Basilicata) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 16 |
| Pages | 2898-2903 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980020001469 |
| PMID | 32618236 |
| OpenAlex | W3039353567 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 20 |
Objective: To identify sex-specific cut-off points for waist circumference (WC) in the definition of metabolic syndrome (MetS) for the Chilean adult population. Design: MetS was defined as the presence of at least two out of four of the following criteria: TAG ≥1·7 mmol/l; HDL-cholesterol: Setting: A representative sample of the Chilean population aged ≥15 years. Participants: 8182 participants (60 % women) from the three available Chilean National Health Surveys conducted in 2003, 2009–2010 and 2016–2017. Results: WC had a good predictive ability for MetS (AUC for men 0·74 (95 % CI 0·72, 0·76); AUC for women 0·71 (95 % CI 0·68, 0·73)). The optimal cut-off points for WC, in the definition of MetS, were 92·3 cm (95 % CI 90·5, 94·4) and 87·6 cm (95 % CI 85·8, 92·1) for men and women, respectively. Conclusions: The mentioned cut-off points should be used for WC in the definition of MetS in Chile. As a result, the current recommendation (WHO/International Diabetes Federation) for WC, in the identification of MetS, is not supported by these findings in a representative sample of the Chilean adult population
Area under the curve · Blood pressure · Bootstrapping (finance · Circumference · Cut-point · Diabetes mellitus · Environmental health · Metabolic syndrome · National Cholesterol Education Program · Obesity · Population · Receiver operating characteristic · Statistics · Waist · Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors · Demography · Diabetes Management and Research · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Mathematics · Medicine · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |