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Cuadernos de Investigación UNED

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Abstract

AGUILAR FERNANDEZ, Eduardo  and  CARBALLO ALFARO, Ana Maricela. Circunferencia de la cintura como predictor de factores de riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular en residentes costarricenses de 60 años y más. Cuadernos de Investigación UNED [online]. 2021, vol.13, n.1, e3398. ISSN 1659-4266.  http://dx.doi.org/10.22458/urj.v13i1.3398.

“Waist circumference as a predictor of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Costa Rican residents aged 60 years and over”.

Introduction:

There is a negative effect of abdominal obesity on the health of older adults.

Objective:

To investigate the relationship between waist circumference (WC) and metabolic risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease in this population.

Methods:

A population cross-sectional study with a total of 2 418 people of the project Costa Rica: Longevity and Healthy Aging Study and referred to as CRELES. Spearman´s correlation coefficient was calculated to estimate the correlations between WC with different risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Logistic regression analyses to calculate the odds ratio of a person presenting a cardiovascular risk factor according to the different WC levels.

Results:

People with wider waists are at greater risk of low HDL cholesterol, high triglycerides, diabetes and hypertension. In men, the strongest correlation was with triglycerides (r = 0,345), and in women with glycosylated hemoglobin (r = 0,262).

Conclusions:

Waist size can predict some risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Costa Rican residents aged 60 years and over.

Keywords : Obesity; risk factor; cardiovascular disease; anthropometry.

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