Body fat distribution in relation to serum lipids and blood pressure in 38-year-old European men: the European fat distribution study

Body mass index and waist circumference correlate to the same degree with insulin-mediated glucose uptake

“…In a prospective study of Mexican Americans, Haffner et al [29] reported somewhat similar results, illustrating that individuals with the highest baseline plasma glucose and insulin values were most likely to develop type 2 diabetes independently of differences in age, BMI, or central obesity. It has also been shown in studies of several ethnic groups that BMI is more strongly associated with blood pressure than is abdominal obesity [30][31][32]. A similar conclusion was reached concerning the presence of carotid atherosclerosis in Japanese men [33], and the clustering of dyslipidemia, hyperuricemia, diabetes, and hypertension described in both whites and African Americans was most strongly related to insulin concentration, although the magnitude decreased when adjusted for differences in BMI and abdominal obesity [34].…”

Waist hip ratio in early pregnancy as a clinical indicator of serum lipid levels and predictor of pregnancy complications

“…2,3 A study by Seidell et al reported positive correlation of TG with WHR and a negative correlation with HDL. 9 Further, in the present study, the mean serum lipid levels were found to be comparable among with women with normal WHR and those with WHR >0.80. The absence of significant correlation with other lipid components could be due to the limited sample size included in the present analysis.…”

Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Weight Loss in a Population of Adult Mexican Americans

“…Furthermore, information on the relationships between measures of obesity and abdominal obesity with a cluster of metabolic disorders including type 2diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia (high triglyceride levels and low high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels) has largely been obtained from studies involving Caucasian or populations of European descent (Denke, Sempos, & Grundy, 1993;Denke, Sempos, & Grundy, 1994;Després et al, 1990;Huxley, Mendis, Zheleznyakov, Reddy, & Chan, 2010;Seidell et al, 1991). Davidson et al (2007) highlighted the need for additional research to fully determine the best predictors of CVD risk factors in Latino/Hispanic individuals.…”

“…Obesity has long been recognized as an independent risk factor for CVD (Hubert, Feinleib, McNamara, & Castelli, 1983). However, information on the relationships between measures of obesity and abdominal obesity with a cluster of metabolic disorders including type 2diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia (high triglyceride levels and high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels) has largely been obtained from studies involving Caucasian or populations of European descent (Denke, Sempos, & Grundy, 1993;Denke, Sempos, & Grundy, 1994;Després et al, 1990;Huxley, Mendis, Zheleznyakov, Reddy, & Chan, 2010;Seidell et al, 1991). A more limited number of studies have been conducted in diverse race/ethnic groups with most studies focusing on Blacks and Hispanics and few on subgroups within these race groups (Brown et al, 2000;Cannon, 2007;Dalton et al, 2003;Fisher-Hoch et al, 2010;.…”

“…Information on the relationships between measures of obesity and abdominal obesity with a cluster of metabolic disorders including type 2diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia has largely been obtained from studies involving Caucasian or populations of European descent (Denke, Sempos, & Grundy, 1994;Huxley, Mendis, Zheleznyakov, Reddy, & Chan, 2010;Seidell et al, 1991). Of these, only a few studies have included minority group representation; and fewer still have been done on minority population subgroups (Brown et al, 2000;Cannon, 2007;Dalton et al, 2003;Fisher-Hoch et al, 2010;.…”