Metabolic syndrome prevalence among Northern Mexican adult population

Rogelio Salas; Maria del Mar Bibiloni; Esteban Ramos; Jesús Z Villarreal; Antoni Pons; Josep A Tur; Antoni Sureda

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0105581

Metabolic syndrome prevalence among Northern Mexican adult population

PLoS One. 2014 Aug 20;9(8):e105581. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105581. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Rogelio Salas¹, Maria del Mar Bibiloni², Esteban Ramos¹, Jesús Z Villarreal³, Antoni Pons², Josep A Tur², Antoni Sureda²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Public Health Nutrition, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico.
² Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of Balearic Islands and CIBERobn (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
³ Department of Health of the State of Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico.

Abstract

Background and aims: Dietary habits in the Mexican population have changed dramatically over the last few years, which are reflected in increased overweight and obesity prevalence. The aim was to examine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and associated risk factors in Northern Mexican adults aged ≥ 16 years.

Methods and results: The study was a population-based cross-sectional nutritional survey carried out in the State of Nuevo León, Mexico. The study included a sub-sample of 1,200 subjects aged 16 and over who took part in the State Survey of Nutrition and Health-Nuevo León 2011/2012. Anthropometric measurements, physical activity, blood pressure and fasting blood tests for biochemical analysis were obtained from all subjects. The prevalence of MetS in Mexican adults aged ≥ 16 years was 54.8%, reaching 73.8% in obese subjects. This prevalence was higher in women (60.4%) than in men (48.9%) and increased with age in both genders. Multivariate analyses showed no evident relation between MetS components and the level of physical activity.

Conclusions: Obese adults, mainly women, are particularly at risk of developing MetS, with the associated implications for their health. The increasing prevalence of MetS highlights the need for developing strategies for its early detection and prevention.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Male
Metabolic Syndrome / epidemiology*
Mexico
Middle Aged
Obesity / epidemiology*
Prevalence

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Department of Health, Government of the State of Nuevo León (Mexico): State Survey of Nutrition and Health–Nuevo León 2011/2012 (EESN-NL 2011/2012). Spanish Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs (Programme for Promotion of Biomedical Research and Health Sciences, Projects 11/01791, Red Predimed-RETIC RD06/0045/1004, and CIBERobn CB12/03/30038). Grant of support to research groups no. 35/2011 (Balearic Islands Gov. and EU FEDER funds). The Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of the Balearic Islands, coming under the Centre Català de la Nutrició (IEC) and Exernet Network. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.