Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Spain using regional cutoff points for waist circumference: the [e-mail] study

• Published in: Acta diabetologica 2013-08, Vol.50 (4), p.615-623
• Main Authors: Marcuello, Clara, Calle-Pascual, Alfonso L., Fuentes, Manuel, Runkle, Isabelle, Rubio, Miguel A., Montañez, Carmen, Rojo-Martinez, Gemma, Soriguer, Federico, Bordiu, Elena, Goday, Albert, Bosch-Comas, Anna, Carmena, Rafael, Casamitjana, Roser, Castaño, Luis, Castell, Conxa, Catalá, Miguel, Delgado, Elias, Franch, Josep, Gaztambide, Sonia, Girbés, Juan, Gomis, Ramon, Urrutia, Ines, López-Alba, Alfonso, Martínez-Larrad, Maria T., Menéndez, Eldelmiro, Mora-Peces, Inmaculada, Ortega, Emilio, Pascual-Manich, Gemma, Serrano-Rios, Manuel, Valdés, Sergio, Vázquez, Jose A., Vendrell, Joan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blood Glucose; Diabetes; Epidemiology; Female; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metabolic Diseases; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - diagnosis; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Obesity, Abdominal - diagnosis; Obesity, Abdominal - epidemiology; Original Article; Risk factors; Size; Spain - epidemiology; Waist Circumference
• ISSN: 0940-5429; 1432-5233
• DOI: 10.1007/s00592-013-0468-8

The aim of the study is to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Spain using specific cutoff points for waist circumference (WC) (>94.5 cm for men and >89.5 cm for women) and evaluating the influence of several socio-demographic and economic factors. Data on MetS were obtained from a national study of 4,727 subjects from 18 to 90 years of age, conducted in Spain between 2009 and 2010 (The [e-mail] study). MetS was defined applying the new Harmonized definition (evaluating the use of abdominal obesity (AO) as a obligatory criterion for MetS or not) as well as with other widely used criteria. Results were then compared with data from previous studies. Multiple logistic regression models were used to evaluate the influence of different social factors. The age-standardized MetS prevalence was 38.37 % (CI 35.74–40.99) in men and 29.62 % (CI 27.56–31.69) in women, when AO was required as a diagnostic criterion; 42.13 % (CI 39.37–44.89) and 32.31 % (CI 30.15–34.47) in men and women, respectively, if AO was not considered mandatory. Prevalence of MetS increased with age ( p