Ethnic differences in the relationships between obesity and glucose-metabolic abnormalities: a cross-sectional population-based study.

摘要: To evaluate whether body mass index (BMI) and other anthropometric indices of visceral obesity vary by ethnic group in their distribution relationship to metabolic abnormalities. Cross-sectional study. Canadian men women, aged 35–75 years, South Asian (n=342), Chinese (n=317), European (n=326) Aboriginal (n=301) descent were recruited using stratified random sampling. Anthropometric (BMI, waist hip ratio (WHR) circumference (WC)), markers (fasting glucose, HbA1c, the total cholesterol/HDL) clinical (systolic blood pressure) assessed. In subjects with BMI 88 cm >102 cm men) vs people normal WC 6.16 5.34 mmol/l for fasting 6.05 5.66% HbA1c 5.46 4.68 cholesterol HDL (P<0.001 each case). At nearly every given level BMI, non-European groups displayed significantly higher marker levels than Europeans. For example, a age sex, difference between was 0.53% (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.37–0.69) Asians, 0.37% CI: 0.2–0.54) 0.95% 0.78–1.12) People. Uniform cut-points classification WHR or result marked variation glucose-metabolic abnormalities groups. Existing action thresholds these do not apply warrant revision.