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Obesity Indicators By Race/Ethnicity For Diagnosis Of Cardiometabolic Diseases For A Us Representative Sample Of Adults, Joan A. Vaccaro, Fatma G. Huffman
Obesity Indicators By Race/Ethnicity For Diagnosis Of Cardiometabolic Diseases For A Us Representative Sample Of Adults, Joan A. Vaccaro, Fatma G. Huffman
Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
Background: Obesity, a growing epidemic, is a preventable risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases. Obesity and cardiometabolic diseases affect Hispanics and African Americans more than non-Hispanic Caucasians. This study examined the relationship among race/ethnicity, obesity diagnostic measures (body mass index, waist circumference, subscapular and triceps skinfold thickness), and cardiometabolic risk factors (hyperglycemia, high, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and hypertension) for adults across the United States.
Methods: Using data from two-cycles of the National Health and Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2010, and accounting for the complex sample design, logistic regression models were conducted comparing obesity indicators in Mexican Americans, other …