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Association of body mass index and waist-hip circumference ratio with cardiovascular disease risk factors in Micronesian Nauruans.
The relationship of body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip circumference ratio (WHR) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors was examined in adult Nauruans, a population with a particularly high prevalence of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and obesity, with mean BMI 34.2 kg/m2 in males and 34.9 kg/m2 in females aged > or = 20 years. In univariate analysis for men, fasting and 2 h insulin (after a 75 g glucose load), total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL)/total cholesterol ratio and uric acid levels varied significantly across tertiles of BMI but not WHR, while fasting and 2 h glucose and fasting triglyceride levels were significantly associated with both BMI and WHR. Neither systolic nor diastolic blood pressure were related to BMI tertiles, but diastolic blood pressure was associated with WHR. High density lipoprotein cholesterol was not associated with tertiles of BMI or WHR in men. In women, BMI and WHR had similar univariate associations. When the effects of BMI and WHR were studied simultaneously by analysis of covariance, adjusting for age, BMI explained more of the variance in risk factor levels in men than did WHR for fasting and 2 h insulin, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, HDL/total cholesterol ratio and uric acid, while in women, BMI was more important for 2 h insulin, 2 h glucose and uric acid, and equal with WHR for fasting insulin. Waist-hip circumference ratio was more important for fasting plasma glucose, fasting triglycerides and both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in men and women. There was little evidence for statistically important interaction between BMI and WHR in relation to risk factor levels.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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