Clinical usefulness of lipid ratios to identify men and women with metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Objective To describe the prevalence of Spanish workers with Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and those at risk of developing MetS in 2015. Methods Cross-sectional study of workers (n = 15 614). We used a modified definition of the NCEP:ATPIII criteria for MetS (we used body mass index (BMI) above 28.8 kg/m2 instead of the waist circumference criterion). We calculated the prevalence of MetS (having at least three components) and of being at risk of MetS (having one or two components). We calculated adjusted odds ratios (aOR) of MetS according to socio-economic and workplace characteristics. Results The proportions of workers with and at risk of MetS were 7.1 and 31.9%, respectively. The most prevalent criterion was having a BMI > 28.8 kg/m2 (24.1%) in men and cHDL < 40 mg/dl in women (12.9%). There were significant associations between MetS and men (aOR compared to women = 3.73, CI 95%: 3.19; 4.36); age (higher among oldest, aOR = 5.75, CI 95%: 4.37;7.56); and social class (higher among lower social class, aOR = 2.03, CI 95%: 1.65;2.48). Conclusion Reducing any of the five MetS components, while taking into account the differences found by socio-economic and workplace characteristics, should be one priority for reducing MetS prevalence.

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Food Patterns and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Men and Women: A Cross-sectional Study within the Malmo Diet and Cancer Cohort

American Journal of Epidemiology ◽

10.1093/aje/154.12.1150 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 154 (12) ◽

pp. 1150-1159 ◽

Cited By ~ 175

Author(s):

E. Wirfalt ◽

B. Hedblad ◽

B. Gullberg ◽

I. Mattisson ◽

C. Andren ◽

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Keyword(s):

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Men And Women ◽

The Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Food Patterns ◽

Diet And Cancer

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Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in men and women with alcohol dependence: results from a cross-sectional study during behavioural treatment in a controlled environment

Addiction ◽

10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03059.x ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 105 (11) ◽

pp. 1921-1927 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Kai G. Kahl ◽

Wiebke Greggersen ◽

Ulrich Schweiger ◽

Joachim Cordes ◽

Christoph U. Correll ◽

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Keyword(s):

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Alcohol Dependence ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Controlled Environment ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Behavioural Treatment ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Men And Women ◽

The Metabolic Syndrome

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MP86-10 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OVERACTIVE BLADDER AND METABOLIC SYNDROME: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY AMONG JAPANESE MEN AND WOMEN.

The Journal of Urology ◽

10.1016/j.juro.2017.02.2693 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 197 (4S) ◽

Author(s):

Yoshitaka Aoki ◽

Chieko Matsumoto ◽

Yosuke Matsuta ◽

Hideaki Ito ◽

Yukinori Kusaka ◽

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Keyword(s):

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Overactive Bladder ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Japanese Men ◽

Men And Women

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Reduced Serum Phosphorus Levels Were Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Men But Not in Women: A Cross-Sectional Study among the Japanese Population

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism ◽

10.1159/000480354 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 71 (3-4) ◽

pp. 150-156 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Masanori Shimodaira ◽

Shinji Okaniwa ◽

Tomohiro Nakayama

Keyword(s):

Insulin Resistance ◽

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Density Lipoprotein ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Serum Phosphorus ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Men And Women ◽

Gender Specific ◽

Phosphorus Levels

Background: Reduced serum phosphorus (SP) levels are reported to be associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, there have been a few gender-specific studies although SP levels are substantially different between men and women. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. A total of 16,041 subjects (9,076 men and 6,965 women) were analyzed. The subjects were divided into 3 groups of gender-specific tertiles based on phosphorus levels: the lowest (T1), middle (T2), and the highest (T3). Results: SP levels were significantly lower in subjects with MetS than in those without MetS in men but not in women. Waist circumference and fasting plasma glucose were negatively and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was positively correlated with SP levels both in men and women. Blood pressure (BP) and triglycerides (TG) were negatively correlated with SP levels in men, while they were positively correlated with SP levels in women. Lower SP levels were associated with the prevalence of MetS in men (T1; 19.9%, T2; 16.9%, and T3; 14.3%; p < 0.001) but not in women (T1; 14.1%, T2; 16.6%, and T3; 15.3%; p = 0.282). Conclusion: BP and TG were unexpectedly positively correlated with SP levels in women. Reduced SP levels were associated with MetS in men but not in women.

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Association between metabolic syndrome and thyroid stimulating hormone - A cross sectional study

Medpusle International Journal of Medicine ◽

10.26611/1021922 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 87-90

Author(s):

Karanam Madhuri ◽

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Rishi Kumar Venkatachalam ◽

A Nasreen Begum ◽

Shamsheer Khan P ◽

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Keyword(s):

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Stimulating Hormone

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Trends and differences in sexual practices and sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men only (MSMO) and men who have sex with men and women (MSMW): a repeated cross-sectional study in Melbourne, Australia

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037608 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. e037608

Author(s):

Mario Martín-Sánchez ◽

Richard Case ◽

Christopher Fairley ◽

Jane S Hocking ◽

Catriona Bradshaw ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Centre ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sexual Practices ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Anal Sex ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Men And Women ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Receptive Anal Sex ◽

Sex With Men

ObjectivesIn the 2010s, there has been an increase in sexually transmitted infections (STI) in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Australia, and since 2015 also in urban heterosexuals. Men who have sex with both men and women (MSMW) have characteristics that may differ from both men who have sex with men only (MSMO) and heterosexual men. We aimed to compare the sexual practices and the trends in HIV/STI positivity between MSMO and MSMW.DesignRepeated cross-sectional study.SettingA sexual health centre in Melbourne, Australia.ParticipantsMSM aged 18 years and above who attended the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre for the first time between 2011 and 2018. This includes 12 795 MSMO and 1979 MSMW.Primary outcome measuresDemographic characterics, sexual practices and HIV/STI positivity.ResultsCompared with MSMW, MSMO were more likely to practice anal sex and to have condomless receptive anal sex with casual male partners, and less likely to have a current regular relationship. Over the 8-year period, there was an increase in condomless receptive anal sex with casual male partners for both groups (MSMO: from 46.2% to 63.3%, ptrend <0.001; MSMW: from 41.3% to 57.9%, ptrend=0.011). Syphilis positivity increased in MSMO (from 5.5% to 7.9%, ptrend=0.012) and MSMW (from 0.9% to 6.4%, ptrend=0.004) and HIV remained stable. Gonorrhoea increased among MSMO from 2011 to 2014 (from 6.7% to 9.6%, ptrend=0.002), and remained stable from 2015 to 2018. MSMO had higher odds of testing positive for gonorrhoea (adjusted OR (aOR) 1.36, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.64), chlamydia (aOR 1.39, 95% CI 1.16 to 1.67), syphilis (aOR 1.74, 95% CI 1.37 to 2.22) and HIV (aOR 4.60, 95% CI 2.43 to 8.70) than MSMW.ConclusionsMSMW have overall lower condomless sex and lower HIV/STI positivity. In the last years, changes in sexual practices in MSM have affected both MSMW and MSMO leading to an increased STI risk.

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